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“Buddhabot” and “Catechism Bot” Developed by Prof. Kumagai and His Team Featured in The Asahi Shimbun

2026.02.03

An article on the Buddhist dialogue AI “Buddhabot” and the “Catechism Bot” (a Protestant catechism AI-chatbot), both under development by Professor Seiji Kumagai and his research team, was published in The Asahi Shimbun.

The article discusses the practical implementation of Buddhabot in Bhutan, along with recent progress in the development of Christian AI systems, including the Catechism Bot.

The article can be found here (Japanese, subscription needed).