Technology turning to religion in a quest to create ethical AI

9 MAY 2026

As concerns mount over artificial intelligence and its rapid integration into society, tech companies are increasingly turning to faith leaders for guidance on how to shape the technology — a surprising about-face on Silicon Valley’s longstanding scepticism of organised religion.
Leaders from various religious groups met with representatives from companies including Anthropic and OpenAI for the inaugural “Faith-AI Covenant” round-table in New York to discuss how best to infuse morality and ethics into the fast-developing technology.
It’s unclear to what extent these notoriously opaque companies are translating what they hear from faith leaders into action — and what that action might look like.
But some critics fear the conversation about creating ethical versions of the technology distract from broader conversations about AI and its role in society.