Historical precursors to AI-mediated religion

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DateVersionChange
1.0Published as a broad comparative synthesis in the post-audit corpus-rebalancing program.
1.1Removed internal project-workflow narration from the English article body while preserving subject boundaries, evidence limits, source distinctions, and classification rationale in metadata.
1.2Replaced a vague ELIZA comparison with a precise reference to Weizenbaum’s 1966 discussion and corrected translations of simulated presence and delegated authority.
1.3Corrected article wording, source attribution and translated explanatory metadata.
1.3.1Added related-entry navigation to Christogenesis and AI.
1.4Organized historical comparisons around conversation, performed religious presence and access to scripture, distinguishing comparison from direct genealogy.

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Published on or before
2 August 2026
Last revision
18 October 2026
Last substantive review
18 October 2026
Current version
1.4