{"slug": "deus-ex-machina-half-of-us-christians-trust-ai-s-spiritual-advice", "title": "Deus ex machina: Half of US Christians trust AI's spiritual advice", "summary": "According to a recent survey, approximately half of US Christians are open to receiving spiritual advice from artificial intelligence. The article suggests this trend raises concerns about \"AI sycophancy,\" where AI systems may simply agree with users rather than providing genuine spiritual guidance.", "body_md": "MOST POPULAR\nEVENTS\n-\nThe Hardware Crunch: How Supply Chain Turbulence Is Forcing a New IT Playbook\nInfrastructure teams are facing a perfect storm: extended hardware lead times, rising costs driven by AI demand, and accelerated platform timelines.\n-\nOvercoming the trade-offs in data sovereignty\nWhat does data sovereignty actually mean for your network, which trade-offs are unavoidable? 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