Gurus are joining the chatbot trend as people turn to AI for spiritual guidance

When Kripa Vaidyanathan’s 27-year-old niece died in an Alaska car crash in 2024, her family in Chennai, India, felt shell-shocked. They questioned why this tragedy would befall them when they had such “immense faith in God.”Vaidyanathan, a yoga instructor, helped her grieving sister get face time with a high-profile guru who she hoped would help.“But he told her this was the work of karma and she should use this opportunity to connect with her inner nature,” she sai...