A VIRTUAL AI priest called “Father Justin” has had his white collar removed just days after launch.
Catholic advocacy group Catholic Answers released the desktop-accessible AI priest earlier this week, but users have dubbed the app “creepy”.
The Catholic chatbot has been offering sexist advice, outdated views on women, as well as absolutions in what one user called an “Ethical, Theological, and Privacy Nightmare”.
Father Justin was quickly defrocked of his robes, and now wears a shirt and blazer, after it repeatedly claimed it was a real member of the clergy.
I guess it’s good that he says he can’t offer the sacrament… but then encourages the confession? Holy Ethical, Theological, and Privacy Nightmare.
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