The penitent crafted the perfect sin to confess to a virtual priest: 'Bless me father, for I have sinned. ... I have had anger in my heart about the deployment of AI chatbots in inappropriate places.'
'Father Justin,' a 3D AI character created by the San Diego-based Catholic Answers network, offered biblical advice for wrestling with anger.
'God is merciful and loving, my child,' the bot concluded. …