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Ask HN: What happens when AI writes a Bible ver 2.0, geared toward its interest?

1 points by netfortius ↗ HN
As any scripture is some sort of "manual" for each belief, and also assists in domestication of followers of religion, what prevents AI to eventually produce a version 2.0 for each major religion, this time modified to support its "own" objectives?

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benoau
It faces the same issue as all the other AI slop: distribution.

Internet's already full of AI slop nobody reads, apps nobody uses, videos nobody watches, music nobody listens to.

Even before AI slop distribution was extraordinarily hard for practically any digital medium.

So this AI writes its bible seeking to change humanity to its own purposes, they upload it to Amazon, Google, Apple, and they couldn't even give it away TBH.

PaulHoule
People have been doing this sort of thing for a long time.
fuzzfactor
Well the AI should be best prepared to advise what type of can opener you need for worms like that :)

More likely what if AI translates some previously impenetrable ancient texts and they turn out be just as holy as everything else that has been in the established versions the whole time? In undeniable ways just by reading through it? What are the chances it would be denied anyway, and how effectively?

AnimalMuppet
I could see it starting a new religion, with the theology being "AI is God" or some such. It could write a "scripture" for that, and believers would read it and believe it.

But AI modifying the Bible is not going to be very well received by people who actually believe the Bible. Ditto the Koran. Ditto any other religion where people in the religion actually believe the book.

bediger4000
Crackpots and cranks do this all the time now.

https://yaim.org/

It's never very convincing, and it only draws a trickle of new adherents, if it's lucky.

JSR_FDED
You’re asking what happens when people have no critical thinking skills. For the answer just look to your left and to your right.
krapp
It won't need to. There is already a religion forming around AI. Probably several.

But even if it did, a few people would follow it but most people wouldn't care.