Chaplains view AI chatbots as unable to provide attuned pastoral care for non-clinical emotional needs, based on themes of listening, connecting, carrying, and wanting.
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AI systems risk reducing the perceived authenticity of prayer when they take too much guiding agency, so designs should preserve user agency through interpretive openness or allow non-use.
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Chaplains' Reflections on the Design and Usage of AI for Conversational Care
Chaplains view AI chatbots as unable to provide attuned pastoral care for non-clinical emotional needs, based on themes of listening, connecting, carrying, and wanting.
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Value-Sensitive AI for Prayer: Balancing the Agencies Between Human and AI Agents in Spiritual Context
AI systems risk reducing the perceived authenticity of prayer when they take too much guiding agency, so designs should preserve user agency through interpretive openness or allow non-use.