AI Jesus Charges $1.99 Per Minute for Prayers

A faith-based AI gold rush is underway, with companies offering everything from AI Jesus video calls at $1.99 per minute to Buddhist priests and Catholic chatbots. The Just Like Me platform trains its digital Jesus on the King James Bible and charges $49.99 for a monthly package, with users reporting surprising emotional attachments to the avatar. Experts and developers are raising serious concerns about misinformation, data privacy, and the philosophical implications of AI in spiritual life. Some models have already been shut down, while critics warn of opportunism in a lucrative market. Questions persist across faiths about whether AI should play any role in religious guidance at all.