Humans will soon be worshipping AI chatbots as gods, experts warn

Humans could soon be worshipping Artificial Intelligence as if it is “God”, according to boffins.

Experts believe people might ditch traditional religion for tech-based beliefs. They warned the responses by bots, such as ChatGPT, were luring people to seek higher meaning from them.

Lars Holmquist, a professor of design and innovation at Nottingham Trent University, said: “The results of generative AI are very open for interpretation, so people can read anything into them. Psychologists have historically proven that humans interpret their interactions with computers like real social relationships.