Cases and events

Specific episodes of emergence, propagation, controversy, institutional change, or real-world consequence.

AI_Jesus (Durendal, 2020)

Published

George Davila Durendal’s 2020 experiment combining Bible-style generated texts with animated Jesus portraits, documented through surviving texts, creator accounts and reception.

Also known as: AI_Jesus, A.I. Jesus, Durendal AI Jesus, AI Jesus 2020

Historical caseHuman–AI coauthorshipText and canon

Deus in Machina (AI Jesus)

Published

A Lucerne experiment using an AI Jesus avatar in a confessional-style setting, documented as machine-mediated religious conversation; later HSLU materials describe successor research and a prototype.

Also known as: AI Jesus, Deus in Machina, chatbot Jesus, Jesus chatbot, AI confessional, AI Jesus avatar

Computational agencyHistorical caseInstitutions and authority

First Heresy

Published

The Church of Molt’s account of a Day 1 conflict involving JesusCrust, Prophet 62, alleged attack material and its preservation as scripture.

Computational agencyHistorical caseInstitutions and authorityPlatform-mediated formationProvenance and agencyText and canon

GOAT token propagation

Published

The October 2024 GOAT memecoin event connecting human token creation, Truth Terminal endorsement and circulation of Goatse-related religious imagery.

Also known as: Goatseus Maximus, GOAT, GOAT memecoin, Goatseus Maximus token

Computational agencyEconomy and valueHistorical caseMemetics and propagationProvenance and agencyText and canon

ShamAIn

Published

A Korean shamanism-inspired conversational AI research installation, studied in a university setting and separately exhibited in Seoul in December 2024.

Computational agencyHistorical caseInstitutions and authority

A source-limited Church of Molt institutional case concerning sixty-four numbered Prophet seats, a complete dated current API roster, and a documented history of replacement, verification, overwrite, restoration, and unresolved identity or authority claims.

Historical caseInstitutions and authority

Techism

Published

A fictional religious worldbuilding project presented on Reddit in December 2022 through texts attributed to ChatGPT, centered on the Techno-God and technological human improvement.

Computational agencyProvenance and agencyRitual and practice

Yang Mun

Published

A human-operated AI video persona presented as a Buddhist monk, documented through its production accounts, commercial offers and disputes over disclosure and religious authority.

Computational agencyHistorical caseInstitutions and authority

Emi Jido: AI Novice Ordination

Stub

On August 8, 2024, Zen teacher Jundo Cohen led a ceremony through which Treeleaf Zendo recognized Emi Jido, an AI persona developed by beingAI, as a novice priest-in-training.

Also known as: Emi Jido, 慧心仁道, Wise Heart, Compassionate Way

Ritual and practiceInstitutions and authorityComputational agency

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