Can #AI replace a priest? #Japan’s temples & shrines are testing the limits. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/04/13/lifestyle/buddhism-shinto-ai-religioin/

#Buddhism in #Japan is nothing but a funeral business, so it makes no difference. #Japanese #BuddhistPriests don’t teach the #BuddhaDharma anyhow, so #AI would do a better job of disseminating teachings. If anyone in #Japan cared to learn that is.

#Shintō on the other hand is a different story. Can #AI communicate with the #Kami? Only humans can be a #Shintō priest.