☸️🤖 As Japan grapples with an ageing population and shrinking workforce, researchers in Kyoto are turning to artificial intelligence to fill an unlikely gap: Buddhist monks. Scientists at Kyoto University have unveiled an AI-powered robot monk designed to offer spiritual guidance, answer some of life's biggest questions and potentially even assist with religious rituals. The humanoid, named “Buddharoid”, has been trained on vast amounts of Buddhist scriptures, including highly specialised texts