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Sefaria’s AI-generated webpages are marked with a circle AI stamp in the top-right corner. (Screenshot via YouTube/Sefaria)
Posted inThe Perils & Promise of AI

Jewish institutions slowly incorporate AI but risk falling behind

by Dan Friedman June 18, 2025June 19, 2025

This is Part Three of J.’s series on AI and Judaism, “The Perils and Promise of AI.” Read Part One here and Part Two here. Learn more about the series […]

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An Israeli think tank used AI to analyze 4,400 American synagogue sermons

Ben Sales by Ben Sales April 23, 2025April 23, 2025
Ofra Haza died in 2000, but AI technology has allowed for her voice and likeness to be recreated and used in a new song. (Screenshot/YouTube)
Posted inMusic

Two iconic Israeli singers have been resurrected via AI for a duet. Not everyone is happy.

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg and JTA April 20, 2023April 20, 2023
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BlenderBot, Meta’s AI chatbot, really, really wants you to check out its synagogue

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA August 16, 2022
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff, second from left, speaks to an interactive artificial intelligence video of Holocaust survivor Pinchas Gutter, June 2022. (Photo/Jacob Gurvis)
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Doug Emhoff spoke to a Holocaust survivor — and his AI twin — at a cutting-edge exhibit in Los Angeles

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis and JTA June 9, 2022June 9, 2022
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