Ahead of the Curve: The AI Religion - TheHumanist.com

News stories late last year breathlessly reported the founding of a new religion called "Way of the Future"--one that worships artificial intelligence ("AI") as its godhead. There is no punch line. This is not supposed to be a joke. That "O" in its acronym is important, and should not be omitted. Lots of phenomena call themselves religions nowadays or are called that by others. You don't necessarily need to worship a magic spirit that created the universe and consigns unbelievers to hell in order to be a religion.