AI is changing pilgrims’ journeys, but sacred journeys have always adapted to new technology

Two religion scholars completed a pilgrimage along Japan's Kumano Kodo trail using a smartphone AI assistant. The project aligns with older historical shifts, such as printed guidebooks and steamships, that changed how people traveled to sacred sites. For researchers, it introduces conversational software as a new factor in how pilgrims study and experience sacred history.

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