{"id":223747,"date":"2026-06-01T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/do-ai-models-omit-religion-heres-what-new-byu-led-research-says-church-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T13:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T17:30:11","slug":"do-ai-models-omit-religion-heres-what-new-byu-led-research-says-church-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/do-ai-models-omit-religion-heres-what-new-byu-led-research-says-church-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Do AI models omit religion? Here\u2019s what new BYU-led research says \u2013 Church News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechurchnews.com\/members\/2026\/06\/01\/ai-religion-faith-research-byu-elder-gong\/\">Do AI models omit religion? Here\u2019s what new BYU-led research says \u2013 Church News<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechurchnews.com\/members\/2026\/06\/01\/ai-religion-faith-research-byu-elder-gong\/\">https:\/\/www.thechurchnews.com\/members\/2026\/06\/01\/ai-religion-faith-research-byu-elder-gong\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-01 13:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.thechurchnews.com\">www.thechurchnews.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brigham Young University (BYU) researchers found that AI responses often exclude religious perspectives, particularly in discussions about life&#8217;s practical questions like grief, love, loss, and morality.<\/li>\n<li>Lead researcher David Wingate emphasized that since many people identify with religious beliefs, AI should incorporate these insights to support human flourishing.<\/li>\n<li>A multiuniversity research group, including institutions like Baylor University, the University of Notre Dame, and Yeshiva University, was formed to study AI&#8217;s religious bias and exclusion of religious topics; they call it the Consortium for Evaluation of Faith and Ethics in AI (CEFE-AI).<\/li>\n<li>The group released the AllFaith Benchmark, a set of tests to examine how AI models engage with various religions, revealing significant religious bias and exclusion.<\/li>\n<li>According to the AllFaith Benchmark, most Americans expect religious perspectives in ethics-related responses, but AI models frequently fail to provide any religious content.<\/li>\n<li>Researchers discovered notable conversion bias, with AI models showing negative tendencies towards certain religions like Jehovah&#8217;s Witnesses and positive towards others like Catholicism.<\/li>\n<li>The research aims to provide constructive feedback to AI developers to improve AI products, ensuring they better reflect enduring values and the moral compass, benefiting humanity overall.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do AI models omit religion? 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