Can artificial intelligence understand faith? – Deseret News

Matthew Harvey Sanders, a former infantry officer, transitioned to tech and is now focused on digitizing centuries-old Catholic texts using AI.
His AI model, Magisterium AI, contains nearly 30,000 sacred works and aims to capture the entire doctrine of the Catholic Church.
Sanders’ project includes using robotic scanners to digitize books and ancient texts from the Vatican and other libraries.
AI’s ability to handle spiritual and existential questions is limited; major models score poorly on principles like faith and character.
Ethical concerns are rising regarding AI development, with some religious leaders advocating for more faith-inclusive AI frameworks.
The Catholic Church and other religious organizations are exploring how to integrate faith-based values into AI.
Faith-themed chatbots are growing in number, including Magisterium AI, Quran GPT, JainGPT, LDSbot, and Rebbe.io.
Christians in AI is a group working to integrate Christian values into AI systems, emphasizing safety and restraint.
Churches are using AI to assist in administrative tasks and to provide spiritual guidance, while also cautioning against misuse.
The broader goal is to shape AI with diverse values to foster moral and spiritual growth, though integrating faith into AI remains challenging.

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