The people finding God in their machine

Some people are convinced A.I. can let them connect to a supernatural world. Sam Kestenbaum is a journalist covering religion in America, and he joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the issue of A.I. delusions – when people believe whole-heartedly their chatbot can see the future or commune with the dead – and what this new technology says about the ways emerging tech is encroaching on our analog world. His article “Communion of Saints” was published in Harper’s Magazine. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices