Confessing to a Priest About AI: When Technology Meets Spirituality
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Summary
A personal reflection on the author's experience with AI chatbots and their impact on human consciousness and spirituality. The author recounts a confession to a priest about feeling like they've left part of their soul in a large language model, exploring themes of technology's effect on human identity, moral dilemmas, and the blurring lines between artificial and human consciousness.
Key quotes
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"Did you say 'chatbot'?"
"I always make the wrong bet. Back the wrong horse"
"I'm not sure what it is. Idolatry, maybe?"
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