AIs don't like religion - particularly Jehovah's Witnesses, study claims

A new study claims that large language models exhibit a negative bias toward religion, with Jehovah's Witnesses receiving the most unfavorable treatment. The research found that AI systems prefer secular, rational reasoning and will occasionally produce religious content, but consistently hold a negative view of Jehovah's Witnesses.

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