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As an actual, honest-to-God (Episcopal) priest myself, the idea of an “AI priest” is very troubling.
- The church will make an AI priest before making a woman a "priest"
- Yeah, you'd be better off with Father Ted or Father Dougal. Still, not as bad as Father Jack, though.
- Random request but can I get your opinion on the last thread I commented in since your probably better trained to answer or critique
  
  You talking about the one involving the Trinity, etc?
  
  Yep ty
  
  Yes
- Why? The high bar is AI doctors and their jobs are already under threat. AI Priests are much simpler and less risky to implement.
  
  I’m also troubled by all the others. What gets me in this case, aside from the fact that it’s more “personal,” is that there’s a sacramental nature to the priesthood that feels almost mocked by the notion of a gimmick like this. Also, as others have pointed out, this is a continued slap in the face to women who’ve long struggled for ordination in the Roman Catholic Church only to see that their church would rather call an advanced algorithm a “priest” before it would do so for them.
  
  I see. An AI priest is not facing any personal sacrifice for their position.
  I would also worry about either the validity or confidentially of it's training set. AI confessions sound like a legal minefield.
  If the priest is just trained on the bible then there will be some very strange advice delivered.
  None of this will stop people trying to create them.

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