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Pastors’ view: Sermons written by ChatGPT will have no soul

Rabbi Joshua Franklin poses for a portrait inside the sanctuary at the Jewish Center of the Hamptons in East Hampton, New York on Feb. 10, 2023. Franklin experimented with using the artificial intelligence program Chat GPT to write a sermon, asking members of his congregation whether they could identify who wrote the text. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted)

Rabbi Joshua Franklin uses artificial intelligence program Chat GPT in his offce at the Jewish Center of the Hamptons in East Hampton, New York on Feb. 10, 2023. Franklin experimented with using the artificial intelligence program to write a sermon. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted)

Rabbi Joshua Franklin stands inside the sanctuary at the Jewish Center of the Hamptons in East Hampton, New York on Feb. 10, 2023. Franklin expermented writing a sermon for his congregation using artificial intelligence software Chat GPT, and concluded that AI can't replace the work of human faith leaders. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted)

Pastors’ view: Sermons written by ChatGPT will have no soul