From The Times:
Exorcists claim they get accustomed to being vomited on, sworn at and having nails spat at them by people possessed by the devil. But experts lining up to teach them new tricks at an exorcism course in Rome say they now face a new threat: AI-fuelled satanism.
“Artificial intelligence is a great power — a force for both good and evil — and can therefore be used for devil worshipping,” said Father Luis Ramirez Almanza, a Mexican priest who runs the annual training course for exorcists. “We believe these groups are using AI to generate images of children involved in satanic rites,” he said. “Using children appeals to them because it’s a form of power being exercised over the innocent.” Father Ramirez said another speaker, Beatrice Ugolini, an academic, will discuss how occult groups in Italy — thought to total 263 — are using AI to generate the symbols they use in their rites.