Tasks where Christians say a human does it better than AI
Percent of U.S. Christians who say a human could do the task better, 2024 (in percent)
Key finding
Highest: Providing spiritual counseling (86%). Lowest: Writing sermons (63%).
- Providing spiritual counseling: 86%
- Providing mental health counseling: 84%
- Writing sermons: 63%
Source: Barna Group, The Ethics of AI: How Far Is Too Far? · Survey of 1,072 U.S. adults, May 21-31, 2024; margin of error +/- 3.0 percent. Article published 2024-07-09.
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Highest: Providing spiritual counseling (86%). Lowest: Writing sermons (63%). Providing spiritual counseling: 86%. Providing mental health counseling: 84%. Writing sermons: 63%.
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Barna Group, 2024. Source: Barna Group, The Ethics of AI: How Far Is Too Far? (https://www.barna.com/research/ai-ethics/).
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