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Need Spiritual Guidance? Gurus Join Chatbot Trend as People Turn to AI for Answers – WTOP News

Developers say the tools offer 24/7 answers from sacred texts and teachers, while critics warn they lack the lived wisdom of human gurus.

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CHENNAI, India (AP) — When Kripa Vaidyanathan’s 27-year-old niece died in an Alaska car crash in 2024, her family in Chennai, India, felt shell-shocked. They questioned why this tragedy would befall them when they had such “immense faith in God.” Vaidyanathan, a yoga instructor, helped her grieving sister get face time with a high-profile guru...

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Need spiritual guidance? Gurus join chatbot trend as people turn to AI for answers

An increasing number of spiritual seekers are finding that artificial intelligence is giving them non-judgmental access to spiritual insights.

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The Hamilton Spectator broke the news in Hamilton, Canada on Friday, August 28, 2026.
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