The robot, G1, developed by Unitree Robotics, a Chinese civilian robotics company, received the Dharma name “Gabi” during an initiation rite organized by the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism to celebrate Buddha's Birthday on May 24. (Jae-hee, Korea Herald)
Read MoreAmericans are deeply uncomfortable with recent religion-related statements by President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — a striking rebuke in a closely divided country, according to a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll. (Boorstein & Clement, The Washington Post)
Read MoreRecent models of the artificial-intelligence chatbot have been bringing up the creatures in conversations with users seemingly out of the blue, as well as gremlins, trolls and ogres. The goblin-speak caught the attention of programmers, who are often heavy users of the bot. (Glickman, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreDawkins isn’t the first, but might be the most eminent person yet, to be seduced into believing an AI is somehow alive. Sceptics rushed to pick apart the 85-year-old’s conclusions, drawn from experiments with Anthropic’s Claude AI models and OpenAI’s ChatGPT and published on the UnHerd website. (Booth, The Guardian)
Read MoreSouthern Baptist membership sank last year to its lowest level since 1973, even as the United States’ largest Protestant denomination saw increases in baptisms and attendance at services. (Smith, AP News)
Read MoreBest known for its railway interchange and a Bentley factory, Crewe is now the headquarters of a fanatical Islamic religious sect, whose leader claims to be the “new pope” and the successor to the prophet Mohammed. (Johnston, The Telegraph)
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