Belief in the Future

DZ Kalman

Technology and religion sometimes seem like oil and water, but they've been crossing paths for centuries and aren't going to stop. Hosted by DZ Kalman. New season coming June 2026. Belief in the Future is a production of Sinai and Synapses. It was made with support from Templeton World Charity Foundation.

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Belief in the Future

Episodes (23)

Friday A next-gen religious chatbot (w/ Zohar Atkins)
Jun 26th Islam and AI (w/ Waleed Kadous)
Jun 18th The Image of God in the Age of AI (w/ Tomer Persico)

Belief in the Future

Jul 3, 2026
56¼ minutes
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The market in religious chatbots is now quite healthy. If you’re Episcopalian you can go to Ask Cathy; if you’re Catholic there’s Magisterium; if you’re a Latter-day Saint there’s LDSBot; if you’re Muslim there’s Ansari; and if you’re Jewish you can go to Rav Dicta, or use of the services that lets you talk to the avatars of famous historical rabbis. Zohar Atkins is the creator of Yochai, a chatbot designed for engaging with Jewish texts, rather than just getting answers to Jewish questions. We demoed the newly-launched product and talk about h...

Belief in the Future

A next-gen religious chatbot (w/ Zohar Atkins)

DZ Kalman

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