WATCH: Megachurch pastor launches paid AI chatbot of himself for 1-on-1

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Ron Carpenter is the pastor of a Greeneville, South Carolina, megachurch called Redemption World Outreach Center.

He didn’t have time to meet one-on-one with so many congregants.

Until now, that is – thanks to technology!

No, it’s not the Preacherbot. It’s the next best thing.

From Protestia:

Carpenter is nothing if not busy, however, and he has teased ‘The Ron Carpenter Ministries Advanced Archive’ app which is ‘a unique place where people from every background, race, and walk of life come together in a place of community and purpose.’

The app will let users ‘transcend traditional time and access barriers by enabling 1-on-1 personalized interactions not possible before now,’ and where ‘Over 30 years of experience makes the voice of Pastor Ron Carpenter an invaluable asset to any leader.’

(Pro tip: Anytime a “pastor” offers you something to help you “transcend” something beyond believing in and obeying Christ, that’s a red flag.)

Notably, we are told that ‘the software grows along with you, referencing past conversations, and personalizing responses.’

The way it works is you chat with an AI-generated version of Pastor Carpenter. You can ask him questions, submit prayer requests, and simply chat with him for encouragement.

In case you were wondering, yes, there is a video of Ron asking himself to pray for himself:

Does God listen to the prayer of artificial intelligence generated machine learning? Imma need a Bible verse for that one. But at least if you’re one of Carpenter’s congregants you can be comforted with the imaginary belief that your pastor knows who you are and cares about your life.

(As long as the software continues to update and your credit card goes through, that is.)

Yeah, there’s a $49 a month cost to chat with a fake version of your “real” pastor.

Or, here’s a wild idea! Go to a church where your pastor will just have 1-on-1 conversations with you!