Revolution in Faith: Sul-coreanos Usam IA para Sermões e Orações!: The integration of faith and technology is gaining momentum in South Korea. Approximately 20% of the 650 pastors Protestants in the country have already used ChatGPT to prepare sermons, demonstrating a growing tendency to delegate religious tasks to artificial intelligence (AI).
In the country where Christianity is the main religiona significant number of South Koreans are turning to chatbots and audio bibles for spiritual guidance. The company Awake, responsible for the ChatGPT-based Bible chatbot formerly known as Ask Jesus and now called Meadow, has already reached around 50,000 users since March.
Meadow is not only popular in South Korea, but has also attracted Christians from predominantly Muslim countries such as Pakistan, as well as users in the US and other Western nations. Using OpenAI's technology, Meadow has been optimized by Awake with a vast theological database, and a committee of pastors continuously oversees the accuracy of the answers provided by the chatbot.
A recent survey by the Ministry Data Institute revealed that 20% of South Korean Protestant ministers have turned to ChatGPT to create their sermons, with 60% of them finding the tool useful.
In addition to chatbots, churches in South Korea are adopting the bible called Biblely, developed by the startup Voiselah. This platform uses generative AI technology to produce audio bibles with the voices of pastors from around 50 churches.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, when face-to-face religious services were suspended, the demand for Biblely increased significantly. Many faithfulWhen they hear the Bible, they believe that their pastors have read the texts aloud to the recording, without realizing that it is an artificial version generated by AI.
