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How Silicon Valley is using religious language to talk about AI
Krysta Fauria, AP — August 29, 2025
AP News reports that prominent tech leaders are increasingly framing AI in spiritual terms. In particular, the article notes that “influential figures in Silicon Valley are increasingly using religious or spiritual language” when discussing the rapid advancement of AI ([apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/ec449ccedbf8054764547356757ff335#:~:text=The%20article%20discusses%20how%20influential,express%20both%20awe%20and%20concern)). It highlights how experts like Geoffrey Hinton, Ray Kurzweil and Sam Altman “draw on religious motifs to express both awe and concern” about AI’s potential ([apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/ec449ccedbf8054764547356757ff335#:~:text=using%20religious%20or%20spiritual%20language,express%20both%20awe%20and%20concern)). For example, Hinton has even described AI’s capabilities as “godlike” ([www.washingtonpost.com](https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/08/29/artificial-intelligence-apocalypse/0e4845fa-84cf-11f0-a8f4-28ba053d904b_story.html#:~:text=%E2%80%9CIt%20really%20is%20godlike%2C%E2%80%9D%20Hinton,said)), illustrating how the language of divinity has crept into tech discourse.