As AI influences the daily decisions of millions, so is AI shaping the way many view religion and search for faith-related answers.
An OpenAI analysis reports that ChatGPT receives about 70 million religion-related inquiries every week. The report, reviewed by The Christian Post, also found that Islam-related questions consist of nearly half of all religious questions, and Christianity-related questions consist of about one-third.
What’s being asked?
OpenAI researchers reported that users “ask ChatGPT to explain difficult passages, find relevant commentaries and help them understand how their traditions approach particular questions.”
About 22 million of the 70 million religion-related questions and requests centered on studying religious texts and about 16 million of the 70 million questions pertained to religious holidays and practices. After Christianity, Hinduism was the third most researched religion at 4%. Judaism stood at 2%, and Buddhism at 1%
When questions spike
During certain holidays, religion topics spiked. Around Easter, Christianity-related questions increased, and around Ramadan and Eid al-Adha, questions on Islam increased.
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EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Hannah Davis and originally published by Decision Magazine.
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