Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Conceptual or theoretical

Why does the AI industry sound like prophecy?

Paper: Prophetic memory: AI intermediaries and the end of the world
Lagerkvist et al. · Memory, Mind & Media 2026 · doi.org/10.1017/mem.2026.10028

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Why does the AI industry sound like prophecy? Researchers argue that its voices of doom and salvation echo something old: the apocalyptic visions of ancient Jewish writings.

AI-assisted summary with an AI voice, not reviewed by the authors. Made from the paper under its CC BY licence. Read the paper before relying on a finding. Keywords: artificial intelligence industry, apocalyptic imaginary, collective memory, biblical exegesis, end of the world.