This church is offering an AI-powered Jesus for confessions

St. Peter’s Church in Lucerne, Switzerland, is using an AI-powered hologram of Jesus to take confessions as part of an art project called “Deus in Machina” (God in a Machine). Worshipers can interact with the digitally-rendered Jesus, voicing their concerns and receiving responses. While the installation is temporary, the church suggests that such technology could assist pastors in the coming days. Despite two-thirds of users reportedly finding the experience “spiritual,” some critics have dismissed the AI Jesus as a gimmick offering generic advice. A post shared on the social media platform X (earlier Twitter) shows how the AI Jesus works: