# Scripture-Sharing Bots The Young Pope Bot Shares Bible Passages with the Help of IBM Watson By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2017-02-24 | Marketing Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aimen References: [adweek](http://www.adweek.com/creativity/the-young-popes-pope-bot-is-trolling-people-with-bible-verses-helped-by-ibms-watson/) To draw interest to The Young Pope TV series starring Pope Pius XIII, who is depicted by Jude Law, French network Canal+ launched a campaign called 'AiMEN' that introduced the world to "Papal Artificial Intelligence." With the help of artificial intelligence from IBM Watson, a bot was created to share verses of the Bible across [Twitter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/replyhunt), [Facebook](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/replyguy) and [YouTube](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/youtube-9) in response to hateful, or even just mundane commentary that Twitter users made about their daily lives. For instance, in response to a user tweet about the excitement about ordering pizza, the AI pope bot replied with Luke 14:13. AiMen combines natural language processing with machine learning, making it possible for the bot to become better and better at replying each day in a way that genuinely feels human, as well as compassionate. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.1/10 - Popularity: 27% | Activity: 59% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Marketing](https://www.trendhunter.com/marketing) > [Interactive](https://www.trendhunter.com/interactive) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Artificial-intelligence Bots:** Opportunity for businesses to develop AI-powered bots that engage with customers and share relevant content based on their interactions. - **Scripture-sharing Campaigns:** Potential for companies to create campaigns that use religious texts to engage with audiences and spark conversations about their products or services. - **Natural Language Processing for Social Media:** Opportunity for industries to utilize natural language processing technology to analyze social media conversations and generate personalized responses in real-time. ### Who This Affects Most - **Entertainment:** Disruptive innovation opportunity for the entertainment industry to integrate AI technologies into promotional campaigns and engage with audiences on social media. - **Marketing and Advertising:** Opportunity for marketers and advertisers to leverage religious texts in their campaigns to create meaningful connections with target audiences. - **Artificial Intelligence:** Growth potential for the AI industry to develop advanced natural language processing systems that can understand and respond to social media conversations with human-like interactions. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Buddhist-Friendly AI Chatbots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/buddhabot-plus.md) - [AI Content Automation](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/church-loom.md) - [AI Spiritual Gurus](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-spiritual-gurus.md) - [Character-Inspired AI Chatbots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/superchat.md) - [AI Religious Insights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/robot-spirit-guide.md) - [AI-Powered Crypto Chatbots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cardano.md) - [Comprehensive Christian Scripture Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/scripture-app.md) - [Custom AI Chatbots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/poe.md) - [AI Chatbot-Crafted Pizzas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ranch-veggie-pizza.md)