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- Jan 2025
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For centuries, new technologies have changed the ways people worship, from the radio in the 1920s to television sets in the 1950s and the internet in the 1990s. Some proponents of A.I. in religious spaces have gone back even further, comparing A.I.’s potential — and fears of it — to the invention of the printing press in the 15th century.
Religions use new technologies
The first major book printed by Guttenburg on his printing press was, of course, the Bible. Having biblical texts widely available in vernacular languages was one of the causes of the Reformation.
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