{"id":501777,"date":"2022-10-18T14:23:59","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T11:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/japan-researchers-create-ai-enlightenment-tool\/"},"modified":"2022-10-18T14:23:59","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T11:23:59","slug":"japan-researchers-create-ai-enlightenment-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/japan-researchers-create-ai-enlightenment-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"#Japan researchers create AI enlightenment tool"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aef445c52aeb\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aef445c52aeb\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/japan-researchers-create-ai-enlightenment-tool\/#%E2%80%9CJapan_researchers_create_AI_enlightenment_tool%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Japan researchers create AI enlightenment tool&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CJapan_researchers_create_AI_enlightenment_tool%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Japan researchers create AI enlightenment tool&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/the-software-draws-on.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/the-software-draws-on.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"The software draws on an artificial intelligence dialogue system dubbed 'Buddhabot'\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/the-software-draws-on.jpg\" alt=\"The software draws on an artificial intelligence dialogue system dubbed 'Buddhabot'\" title=\"The software draws on an artificial intelligence dialogue system dubbed 'Buddhabot'\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                The software draws on an artificial intelligence dialogue system dubbed &#8216;Buddhabot&#8217;<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>What is the meaning of happiness? Why not ask AI Buddha, a tool made by Japanese researchers that brings spiritual guidance from ancient <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>ures to your smartphone.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-banner first-banner ads-336x280\">\n         <!-- \/4988204\/Phys_Story_InText_Box --><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>The software, co-developed by a team of religion and computing academics at Kyoto University, has been programmed to memorise around 1,000 teachings from Buddhist texts such as the Sutta Nipata and Dhammapada.<\/p>\n<p>Users seeking enlightenment can question a Buddha avatar that pops up on their phone screen.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sharpen your observations and explore the various reasons behind the doom. Only then can you experience happiness,&#8221; was the answer AFP received to the question above.<\/p>\n<p>An augmented reality backdrop shows the pint-sized Buddha sitting cross-legged within the real-life surroundings captured by the device&#8217;s camera.<\/p>\n<p>And an artificial intelligence dialogue system dubbed &#8220;Buddhabot&#8221; is behind the tech, which is still in testing stages and not yet available to the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> public.<\/p>\n<p>Smartphone meditation apps have become hugely popular worldwide, offering specialised audio for situations from coping with bereavement to getting through a difficult day at work.<\/p>\n<p>The AI Buddha, developed with the help of an IT company, is also intended as a therapeutic distraction from &#8220;the increasingly stressful real world&#8221;, from Covid-19 to the war in Ukraine, said Seiji Kumagai, a key developer of the software at Kyoto University.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Buddhism scriptures represent the wisdom of ancient times,&#8221; the Buddhist and Tibetan studies associate professor told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our goal is for people to apply such old wisdom to their lives in this modern society, and seek ways to become happier,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Kumagai said the tool could be a step towards a metaverse-driven spiritual world\u2014a potential alternative to Japan&#8217;s many temples, whose numbers are expected to decline because of depopulation.<\/p>\n<p>But before the digital Buddha can be made public, more work is needed to improve grammar and contextual errors which sometimes make its answers nonsensical.<\/p>\n<p>This could be misleading and even dangerous, Kumagai said, warning that in its current form, the software could &#8220;steer people on the wrong path&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What if, for example, people with suicidal thoughts consulted the Buddha avatar&#8230; and followed through on that impulse based on what they had been told?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, a workshop was held at Kyoto University as part of the testing process, with students and faculty members invited to try out the tool.<\/p>\n<p>Yuya Ohara, a 19-year-old student and football fan, asked the Buddha what makes an ideal football player, to which it answered: &#8220;Abandon your possessiveness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would&#8217;ve laughed it off if that answer came from my friends,&#8221; he told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But since it was from Buddha, I was more open-minded.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div class=\"article-main__explore my-4 d-print-none\">\n<p>                                            Do meditation podcasts and apps yield &#8216;authentic&#8217; Buddhism?\n                                        <\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"mb-4\"\/>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n                                                \u00a9 2022 AFP<\/p>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>                                                 <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                 &#8216;Hey Buddha&#8217;: Japan researchers create AI enlightenment tool (2022, October 18)<br \/>\n                                                 retrieved 18 October 2022<br \/>\n                                                 from https:\/\/phys.org\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2022-10-hey-buddha-japan-ai-enlightenment.html<\/p>\n<p>                                            This document is subject to copyright. 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