Japan's "Buddharoid" AI Monks Fill Temples as Priest Shortage Deepens

Japan is deploying AI-powered robotic monks trained on Buddhist scriptures to perform temple duties as the country's aging population leaves thousands of temples without priests.

Japan's demographic crisis has reached its temples. As @cryptopunk7213 reported in a viral post, the country is now training AI robots called "Buddharoid" to serve as monks, programmed with Buddhist scriptures and ritual protocols to fill the gap left by a dwindling priesthood.

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