Need spiritual guidance? Gurus join chatbot trend as people turn to AI for answers
Steady2 outlets reported this in 3 reports over 2 days - a further 1 report reprinted copy already published elsewhere
original reportingcopies
Fri, 28 August 2026peak 2 reports on Fri, 28 August 2026Sat, 29 August 2026
What it is about
Jaggi VasudevDeepak ChopraKripa VaidyanathanVikas SahuLiz BucarParamahansa YoganandaDavid NussbaumKrysta FauriaNoreen HerzfeldBhagavad GitaLos AngelesNortheastern UniversityJohn School Of TheologyBoston, Massachusetts, United StatesNortheastern University, Massachusetts, United StatesCollegeville, Minnesota, United StatesSan Diego, California, United StatesNew Delhi, Delhi, IndiaChennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaAlaska, United States
Who published it, and when
original reportcopyfirst to report
reporterherald.com
broomfieldenterprise.com
South China Morning Post
28 Aug, 16:36over 9 hours29 Aug, 01:44
How it spread - 2 original reports, 1 reprint
Fri, 28 August 2026
1 report- broomfieldenterprise.com16:36first to report
Apps like GitaGPT provide guidance based on sacred texts.
1 reprint
- reporterherald.com28 Aug, 16:36their copy
Sat, 29 August 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post01:44
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 whom 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 said. “I understand how...