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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Technology
Jim Manzon

AI Jesus App 'Just Like Me' Charges $1.99 Per Minute to Video Chat With a Digital Christ Trained on the King James Bible

The faith-based AI market is growing, even as mental health professionals express concerns about emotional attachments to chatbots. (Credit: Just Like Me)

A California tech company is charging $1.99 (£1.48) per minute for video calls with an AI-generated Jesus Christ, turning the evangelical idea of a 'personal relationship with Jesus' into a paid subscription that could cost regular users more than $600 (£447) annually.

The platform, called Just Like Me, allows users to video chat with a digital avatar of Christ trained on the King James Bible and sermons from preachers the company has not identified.

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