What would it mean for AI to have a soul?

Siri, do you believe in God? Siri, do you believe in God? Siri, I insist, do you believe in God? "I would ask that you address your spiritual questions to someone more qualified to comment. She – is it a she? – has a point: artificial intelligences (AI) like Siri are less situated than humans to answer questions about religion and spirituality. Existential angst, ethical inquiries, theological considerations: these belong exclusively to the domain of Homo Sapiens. But some futurists and tech experts predict a not-so-distant future in which AI, having achieved a certain indistinguishability from humans, will be truly intelligent. At that point, they claim, AI will experience the world in ways not too unlike the ways that we experience it – emotionally, intelligently, and spiritually. When that day comes, I'll have a new question for her. "Siri, do you have a soul?" A consideration of AI's religious status can be found in some of the earliest discussions of modern computing.