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Will Robots Transform Religion?

Artificial Intelligence is changing how we interact with everything: from food, to healthcare, to travel - and so, too, religion.

Artificial Intelligence is changing how we interact with everything: from food, to healthcare, to travel - and so, too, religion. A growing number of places of worship around the world are incorporating robotics and using AI. Robot priests can recite prayers, perform funerals and even comfort those experiencing a spiritual crisis. But can AI really change how we experience faith? And what are its limitations? BBC World Service Global Religion Reporter Sofia Bettiza reports.

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