Mechanical wisdom: The robot priest at Kodaiji temple in Kyoto. — AFP
Kyoto: A 400-year-old temple in Japan is trying to hot-wire interest in Buddhism with a robotic priest it believes will change the face of the religion – despite critics comparing it to “Frankenstein’s monster”.
The android Kannon, based on the Buddhist deity of mercy, preaches sermons at Kodaiji temple in Kyoto. Its human colleagues predict that with artificial intelligence (AI), it could acquire unlimited wisdom.
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