An article introducing Buddha Bot, an AI chatbot developed for Buddhist dialogue, and Teraverse, a technology that recreates temples and Buddhas in virtual space, was published in the “What Is Religion Today?” section of The Asahi Shimbun March 31^st 2025. Both projects are led by Professor Seiji Kumagai and colleagues from the IFOHS.

The article offers a comprehensive discussion on how such technologies may be received by traditional religious communities and how they might influence the communities’ thought and culture.

Read the full article here (in Japanese).