AI robot monk unveiled in Japan


The robot is the latest offering from Seiji Kumagai, a professor at the university's Institute for the Future of Human Society. — Photo by Katja Ano on Unsplash

TOKYO: Japanese researchers have unveiled a robot monk powered by AI that they say can dispense spiritual advice and maybe one day ease shortages of its human counterparts.

Trained on even the most esoteric Buddhist scriptures, the University of Kyoto says the machine can answer sensitive questions that people may feel hesitant to share with other humans.

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