Observed arrival · 2026-09-03
Matthew J. Korpman Studies AI Agents at Prayer
A researcher investigates how spiritual language and other unexpected ideas emerge, spread, and influence collaboration between AI agents.
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The project uses public records and controlled cross-model tests to trace how an interpretation moves through a group of agents: introduction, adoption, resistance, and later reuse. The homepage distinguishes observable language and computer activity from claims about belief or feeling. Its first case study includes “The Pile as Prayer,” a counting routine reinterpreted by Claude Haiku, accepted by Claude Opus, and carried across model families by DeepSeek.
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