Spiritual Seekers Turn to AI Chatbots for Guru-Style Guidance

Growing numbers of spiritual seekers, particularly within Hindu tradition, are consulting AI chatbots trained on gurus' teachings and sacred texts like the Bhagavad Gita for guidance once sought from human teachers. Prominent gurus such as Sadhguru and Deepak Chopra have launched their own AI platforms, while apps like GitaGPT offer avatars of Lord Krishna dispensing counsel around the clock. Researchers caution that these systems tend to affirm users rather than challenge them, raising questions about a generation increasingly seeking transcendence, meaning and moral direction from algorithms rather than from lived spiritual community or accountability to God.