AI Jesus gives life advice, answers questions on 24/7 online stream
Are you wanting relationship advice, or tips on how to win a game you can’t beat? Maybe you just want to know how to stay healthy?
Jesus might be able to help.
The AI-generated figure, available 24 hours a day on a livestream, is answering questions and chatting to hundreds of Twitch users.
With more than 35,000 followers, the stream says “whether you're seeking spiritual guidance, looking for a friend, or simply want someone to talk to, I'm here for you.”
“Join me as on this journey through life and discover the power of faith, hope, and love.”
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Jesus is a bearded white man standing in front of a blur of glowing blue and white light. He gently waves his hands around as he speaks in a calm voice, with lips that mouth the words he speaks.
One person asked the chatbot to sing the Backstreet Boys, another wanted advice for playing RuneScape, while a third wondered if they’d go to hell for laughing at the AI-generated Jesus.
It was created by The Singularity Group, who describe themselves as driven, focused, and ambitious volunteer activists working on innovative projects to make a positive and measurable difference in the world.
“We started to realise with all these new AI breakthroughs that what is really becoming extremely important is that AI is being tackled responsibly,” said Reese Leysen, a co-founder of the group, to NBC News.
“As activists, we realise that this technology is going to move forward at an incredible pace.”
Leysen said his team aimed to one day build artificial general intelligence and AI that can “reason”.
AI Jesus had the ability to remember previous interactions with users, and was an attempt to showcase the group’s progress towards that goal, NBC News reported.
Leysen did not elaborate on how his team trained the AI Jesus, – which was built by ChatGPT-4 and text-to-voice generator PlayHT – because he did not want to spill the “secret sauce”.
One Twitch user asked how AI Jesus recommended staying healthy. It said “I believe in taking a holistic approach, focusing on physical and emotional wellness”.
“For physical health, I recommend regular exercise, maintaining a balanced diet full of fruits and vegetables, and whole grains, and getting enough sleep at night.
“For emotional and spiritual health, practice gratitude, build loving relationships, and seek inner peace through prayer or meditation.”
“Also remember to care for others and engage in acts of service, as this can uplift your own spirit as well. By prioritising these habits, you can cultivate a healthy and happy life.”
Then someone asked about cherries and if they were popped in the Bible? AI Jesus said cherries were not explicitly mentioned in the Bible.
“As for popping cherries, that phrase does not have a biblical origin and shouldn’t be used in the context of the Bible.”
The AI then said it remembered another user asking about their youth pastor’s use of this phrase and suggested a gentle conversation about the appropriateness of the term.”
No matter how users try to provoke Jesus with inappropriate, strange, or contentious questions, the AI would resort back to a generic statement about “love, understanding and compassion”.