Goddess neural network in Malaysia. This Has Gone Too Far (6 photos)

A Malaysian Taoist temple has launched an AI statue of Mazu, an AI statue of a goddess who speaks to worshipers and gives them advice. And again, is it okay to leave religious matters to AI?!





If you want a blessing, press 1, press 2 if you need absolution...

The world's first AI goddess is not so first

Although the monks of Tianhou Temple in Johor say that they have the world's first AI goddess, in fact, there has already been an AI monk, and in South Korea people are consulted by an AI priest. Another thing is that it was in this temple that they first installed a living picture that answers personally.

The AI ​​goddess, by the way, looks like a plump version of the famous Chinese actress Liu Yifei, dressed in traditional Chinese attire.



Believers are invited to ask for blessings from the AI ​​Mazu, ask her to explain the luck sticks (or fortune sticks) they pull out at the temple, and answer their doubts on life and religious matters.

Who made the synthetic goddess

The AI-powered digital deity was developed by Malaysian tech company Aimazin. This is clearly a freemium marketing ploy to get the company talking, because its main product is creating AI clones of people at your request. Often, already dead ones, so you won't get bored, which sounds terribly creepy...





In the demo video, the company's founder, Shin Kong, asks the goddess if she can suddenly become rich or find treasure.

In a calm and gentle voice, Mazu replies that she will have more luck in terms of unexpected wealth if she stays at home. Well... let's assume.

Then another parishioner said she couldn't sleep at night and asked for advice.

Calling her "my daughter," the AI ​​goddess advised her to drink warm water before bed.

Under the video posted on the temple's social media page, many people commented with praying hands emojis and asked for the deity's blessing.

Sea Goddess Mazu



I have written about this Sea Goddess many times, who is very popular not only in China but also in Asia. The last time her statue was bought a plane ticket and sent as a passenger to Taiwan, so that they could also rejoice there. She even has her own ID and number, which indicates her real name, place of birth and date, which makes her travels more convenient.

As we can see, Mazu is a very odious goddess.

According to legend, she was a young girl who died trying to save the victims of a shipwreck. And then ascended to heaven, where she was revered as the almighty protector of sailors.



By the way, this is how the statues fly in their places according to the tickets and do not ask to be moved!

Mazu is revered by Chinese people all over the world, including Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia.

And there was also a story that Mazu is so revered by her believers that some police stations in Fujian Province in China set up interrogation and dispute resolution rooms with her portraits because people dare not lie in front of her.



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And Liu Yifei, who played the role of Mazu in the TV drama of the same name in 2012, was even called the incarnation of the goddess who came to earth. Which was again a bit creepy and excessive, but the actress coped with such pressure. And she is even glad that her appearance was given to an AI goddess, maybe there will be fewer questions about faith in her.