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Indians turn to AI gurus for answers: ‘ChatGPT is not judging you’

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · South Asia

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 karma...

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