• Deus in machina: Swiss church installs AI-powered Jesus

    Deus in machina: Swiss church installs AI-powered Jesus
    Peter’s chapel in Lucerne swaps out its priest to set up a computer and cables in confessional boothThe small, unadorned church has long ranked as the oldest in the Swiss city of Lucerne. But Peter’s chapel has become synonymous with all that is new after it installed an artificial intelligence-powered Jesus capable of dialoguing in 100 different languages.“It was really an experiment,” said Marco Schmid, a theologian with the Peterskapelle church. “We wanted to see
  • Google must sell Chrome to end search monopoly, says US justice department

    Google must sell Chrome to end search monopoly, says US justice department
    Court filing comes after landmark ruling in August and judge will consider arguments from both sides next yearThe US Department of Justice has proposed a far-reaching overhaul of Google’s structure and business practices, including the sale of its Chrome browser, in a bid to end its monopoly on internet search.The DoJ proposals follow a landmark court ruling in August in which a federal judge ruled that Google maintained an illegal monopoly over search services. Continue reading...