Abstract for Online Program Book (maximum 150 words)
Using Open.AI’s ChatGPT, I am creating three separate chatbots with three unique specializations and personalities: one St. Francis of Assisi, one St. Thérèse of Lisieux, and one St. Thomas More. I am training these GPTs on information about their respective saint's lives, works, and beliefs using a mix of primary and secondary academic sources. The s[ai]nts will be made accessible through a web app for users to engage in conversation with the chatbot and hopefully find the dialogue meaningful to their religious experience. My paper will detail the development of the s[ai]nts, investigation of their reception within religious communities, and explanation of the results of this project.
Authors