Bb5a31f81ClaimFaithbot reached approximately 2.5 million users within about a year and a half of launch without paid advertisingAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe International Mission Board's AI charter prohibits giving artificial intelligence autonomous authority in high-risk and high-stakes contextsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe International Mission Board's AI charter prohibits artificial intelligence from performing pastoral responsibilities or counselingAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimFaithbot is deployed across 51 languages, with each language supported by a distinct large language model tailored to local worldviewsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe International Mission Board's AI charter permits using artificial intelligence for drafting, editing, summarizing, research, translation, and learning supportAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimDon Barger holds an undergraduate degree in accounting and two degrees in theologyAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe International Mission Board requires human-in-the-loop oversight whenever artificial intelligence is used to generate codeAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimFaithbot is programmed to redirect users to external human services and crisis centers when conversations indicate self-harm or abuseAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimFaithbot is programmed to refuse requests to assist pastors with writing sermonsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimFaithbot is programmed to refuse requests for medical diagnoses and financial adviceAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimDon Barger and an eight-person team at the International Mission Board established an organizational artificial intelligence charter before writing software codeAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe International Mission Board's AI policy prohibits artificial intelligence from making final autonomous decisions about peopleAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimDon Barger programmed Faithbot to prevent the chatbot from offering or performing prayers for usersAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe International Mission Board's AI charter prohibits artificial intelligence from misrepresenting itself as human in ministryAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimDon Barger is the Director of Innovation and Artificial Intelligence at the International Mission BoardAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimAs of November 2026, the International Mission Board is an organization with a 181-year operating historyAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimShawn Wang coined the professional title AI Engineer in an essay following a hackathon held after the release of ChatGPTAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimTen AI assistant developers presented startup pitches during an agent meetup organized by David PollanAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimDavid Pollan tested more than 140 AI assistants as part of developing the Assistant Benchmark projectAgreeDisagree