"Deus in Machina"

AI instead of miracles: How to meet Jesus in person

Conversations with the Son of God in the confessional? It now works in Switzerland thanks to artificial intelligence.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/Peterskapelle/Hochschule Luzern/Peter Diem/Lukasgesellschaft/Haslbauer/Schmid)

In Switzerland, you can now meet Jesus face to face: In the confessional of St. Peter's Chapel, the Son of God waits for visitors to talk to him. An art project between miracle and machine or mockery and ridicule? In any case, artificial intelligence (AI) makes it possible. 

"Hello, Jesus!" Very few visitors to St. Peter's Chapel in the Swiss city of Lucerne would have thought that they would actually be able to use this greeting. But now you can - and you get an answer from the Son of God: "Peace be with you, my friend!" You can even look into his face, or at least get a glimpse of it, through the window grille in the confessional.