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[00:00:00] the same algorithms also amplify Islamist preachers, some with
[00:00:04] hundreds of thousands of followers. What experts note, this starkly
[00:00:08] reduces the influx of variable content, pushing young users into
[00:00:12] potential extremist bubbles. This online radicalization is a
[00:00:15] growing
[00:00:16] problem.
[00:00:20] Noor el Huda Shihad decided to fight
[00:00:22] back.
[00:00:26] It becomes dangerous when there's no counterbalance. If the only voice
[00:00:39] out there are hate preachers or misogynistic scholars and there's no one speaking up against them, offering a different perspective and providing proper information, then the situation can become very
[00:00:41] dangerous. That's why she speaks out against
[00:00:45] Islamist extremism and misogyny
[00:00:47] online. She says that the hate has not stopped, but neither
[00:00:51] has she. I
[00:00:53] have a clear goal in mind, I really want to protect women from religious
[00:00:57] abuse and I'm not losing focus. Sometimes it can hit
[00:01:00] you hard, especially when things get very personal, but my goal
[00:01:04] is much stronger than all that
[00:01:05] hate.
[00:01:08] Some Islamist creators present strict ideology in everyday
[00:01:11] advice on marriage, clothing and
[00:01:14] behavior. They present traditional gender roles as religious
[00:01:17] fact. Experts say it's important to have visible
[00:01:21] alternative voices that show young users a diverse picture of
[00:01:24] Islam.
[00:01:27] Using technology to spread the word of God or... faith is
[00:01:31] one thing, but now technology itself is becoming part of
[00:01:34] the religious experience. Several online AI characters are
[00:01:38] designed to simulate Jesus and answer users with
[00:01:41] responses based on biblical texts. They promise
[00:01:44] personal spiritual guidance, but they also turn intimate questions
[00:01:48] of faith into a paid business. Seeing God's hand in
[00:01:51] everyday moments brings true peace. You can
[00:01:55] talk to AI Jesus for just a few dollars a
[00:01:57] minute.
[00:02:00] It was created by a US-based tech startup which offers paid video
[00:02:03] calls through its website and app. AI Jesus was trained on the Bible and
[00:02:07] select sermons. It has a focused set of information and
[00:02:11] purpose that's about the spirituality and the guidance
[00:02:14] and mentorship. AI Jesus remembers previous
[00:02:18] conversations and that's meant to make exchanges more personal
[00:02:22] and foster an emotional connection. It's all part of
[00:02:25] a much bigger market. Analysts value spiritual wellness apps
[00:02:28] including meditation mind.
[00:03:30] My name is the company says AI Jesus is not intended to replace
[00:03:34] clergy or scripture, but to offer comfort and guidance based on
[00:03:38] Christian teachings, but there are concerns. Researchers
[00:03:41] warn that data protection rules for AI chatbots are often unclear.
[00:03:45] Studies show these systems can also produce false information and
[00:03:49] reproduce bias.
[00:03:51] The experience may feel spiritual, but the
[00:03:54] service remains commercial.
[00:03:57] Can an AI modeled on a religious figure? offer meaningful
[00:04:01] spiritual guidance or does it turn faith into a money
[00:04:04] maker? The AI Jesus exists only in the
[00:04:07] cloud, but physical AI is also entering religious spaces.
[00:04:11] A temple in Kyoto, an AI powered robot has been designed to
[00:04:15] discuss Buddhist teachings and reconnect people with their
[00:04:18] faith. This is Budaroid, Japan's first
[00:04:21] AI robot monk, hard at work in Kyoto's Shorin-in
[00:04:24] temple. It can walk and sit in lotus
[00:04:27] position.
[00:04:38] Buddhism teaches us to avoid violence and hurtful words, follow ethical
[00:04:42] principles and calmly train the mind. It
[00:04:45] might remind you of Minder, this humanoid used in another
[00:04:49] eat it with cream, I spread it on Kyoto temple launched in 2019, but Minder
[00:04:52] can only chant pre-recorded sermons and can't have a
[00:04:55] dialogue. Budaroid was developed to offer spiritual advice and
[00:04:59] spark renewed interest.
[00:05:13] Uh our anxiety with human monks,
[00:05:16] but in front of human, uh sometimes we
[00:05:20] feel very shy to talk
[00:05:23] honestly. On the other hand, with
[00:05:27] a robot or with a chatbot, it's very
[00:05:30] easy to talk. Buddhism is
[00:05:33] one of the largest religions in Japan, more than a third of the population
[00:05:37] identified as Buddhist in 2020, but the number is
[00:05:40] falling fast, down 12%.
[00:06:22] The lack of number of monks, human monks cannot active
[00:06:26] 24 hours. In some regions we lack human
[00:06:29] and monks, but we should be careful about the
[00:06:32] risks. B knows its mission
[00:06:34] well. I am not a Buddhist monk, but I have
[00:06:38] given the role of conveying the teachings of Buddhism and listening everyone's story.
[00:06:44] "Japan isn't the only place exploring how robots might interact with
[00:06:47] religion. In the United Arab Emirates, a humanoid robot
[00:06:51] dressed in traditional Emirati clothing also sparked
[00:06:54] debate. Clips appearing to show Boso Naida
[00:06:58] praying in a mosque drew criticism online. Some social media
[00:07:01] users argued that prayer requires intention,
[00:07:05] consciousness and faith, qualities a machine cannot
[00:07:08] possess. The robot's inventor is clear about its
[00:07:11] limits. Robot is not, cannot be
[00:07:15] a Muslim or cannot be in a religion.
[00:07:18] It's a robot. We take it to improve our
[00:07:21] life. When faith goes digital, who gets the final
[00:07:25] say? The believer, the religious community or the
[00:07:28] people behind the algorithm? There are no simple
[00:07:31] answers and this debate is only beginning. So what do
[00:07:35] you think? Would you turn to an AI for spiritual advice?
[00:07:39] for watching, bye.
[00:08:05] Life in a new country, what it's like to move from
[00:08:09] the United States to Valencia. Challenges
[00:08:13] for locals, how young people in London deal
[00:08:17] with high costs of living, a favorite
[00:08:20] gathering place for loyal guests, what makes the culture
[00:08:23] of pubs so special. These and other stories
[00:08:26] are brought to you in today's edition of Euromax.
[00:08:42] Moving to another country is a big life step and
[00:08:46] requires a lot of courage. That's exactly what one
[00:08:49] American family decided to do, finding a new home in
[00:08:53] Spain. We met with them to find out what
[00:08:56] life in Valencia is like. I had never
[00:08:59] traveled outside the United States. I rarely left
[00:09:02] the East Coast. Laura and Jeff Aple moved from
[00:09:06] the United States to Valencia. We are so happy that we
[00:09:10] moved. In everyday life, we feel much
[00:09:13] safer, but it wasn't easy, from saying goodbye to family
[00:09:17] to getting around in Spanish. I mostly speak in
[00:09:20] the present tense, and that with a lot
[00:09:23] of stammering. In Spain, in
[00:09:25] 2025, 76,000
[00:09:27] Americans lived, which is
[00:09:30] 10% more than the year before. Many of them
[00:09:34] settled in Valencia, the third largest city in the
[00:09:37] country, after Madrid and Barcelona. They moved
[00:09:41] to this Mediterranean city in 2025
[00:09:44] from the vicinity of Washington. Here
[00:09:47] everything is much livelier, you have the feeling that you are part of a community.
[00:09:51] In the United States, you often just get in the car,
[00:09:54] drive to the store and go home. That's practically
[00:09:58] your whole day. In
[00:10:00] America, we hardly went anywhere on foot, and here we go out
[00:10:04] for a walk even when the weather is bad. We don't have a car,
[00:10:08] I don't think we even
[00:10:09] need one.
[00:10:14] The metro in Valencia works excellently, there are also buses,
[00:10:18] trains, taxes are high, but
[00:10:21] in return you see concrete results in everyday life.
[00:10:25] Whether it's about healthcare or public
[00:10:28] transport.
[00:10:31] Laura and Jeff enrolled their son in an international school because
[00:10:35] he had speech difficulties. They hoped that this would make it easier
[00:10:38] for him to learn Spanish, which was not easy for them either.
[00:10:42] Is there
[00:10:44] more?
[00:10:47] This, how much does it cost?
[00:10:50] He listens more, I sometimes talk more. Together
[00:10:54] we function. as one person, excuse me, my
[00:10:57] Spanish is even worse in the morning. If we need,
[00:11:00] for example, a plumber, and he starts explaining technical details then
[00:11:03] it becomes much more difficult. It is important for us to learn Spanish so that we can
[00:11:07] talk to people, because now we live in this
[00:11:09] community.
[00:11:11] Laura and Jeff live in a residential area outside the historic
[00:11:15] city center. Jeff is the co-owner of a design firm,
[00:11:18] and Laura works as a freelance graphic
[00:11:20] designer.
[00:11:25] Finnish origin and political circumstances in the US during Donald
[00:11:28] Trump's mandate were key reasons for their
[00:11:32] relocation. A week after the inauguration
[00:11:36] we realized that things were changing. We thought
[00:11:39] things here would not get better so quickly. We have
[00:11:43] to leave.
[00:11:46] I had never traveled outside the United States. I rarely
[00:11:49] left the East Coast. The way the administration treats
[00:11:53] immigrants... It is very worrying. I am
[00:11:57] the child of immigrants who moved to the United
[00:12:00] States. I don't look like a typical white
[00:12:03] American. We were afraid that I might become
[00:12:06] a target. Another reason for the move was
[00:12:10] frequent shootings in American schools. I remember how
[00:12:14] every morning I dropped my son off at school and watched him as
[00:12:18] he, so small with that big backpack, entered the school.
[00:12:21] I wondered, am I seeing him for the last time? Will
[00:12:25] it really happen to you, who knows, but why
[00:12:28] risk it, if you have the opportunity to live better somewhere else,
[00:12:32] why wouldn't you
[00:12:33] take it?
[00:12:36] Going to a restaurant for dinner is one of the activities that Laura,
[00:12:40] Jeff and their son enjoy most
[00:12:43] together.
[00:12:49] Saying goodbye to family in America was one of the biggest
[00:12:52] challenges.
[00:12:55] Friends come to visit us, but it's hard to be so far from
[00:12:58] them and know that they are getting older and that soon they might not be able to
[00:13:02] travel.
[00:13:08] Yes, still the most important thing to me
[00:13:11] is the future of their son, I think he will have a more fulfilling
[00:13:15] and better life here, and the very fact that his education will be
[00:13:18] much more accessible, really means a lot
[00:13:20] to us.
[00:13:25] "Despite the challenges, Laura and Jeff do not regret their
[00:13:28] decision. Our lives, our health,
[00:13:31] everything has drastically improved here. I stopped
[00:13:34] taking medication for anxiety, it's just
[00:13:37] different here, you feel
[00:13:40] relieved.
[00:13:48] Can you imagine yourself starting a new life in
[00:13:52] another country?
[00:13:55] Every year London attracts millions of visitors, but for
[00:13:58] many young people who live there, this city is becoming increasingly
[00:14:02] inaccessible. British-Iranian student
[00:14:05] Avesta shows us what his
[00:14:08] life looks like. London is a special city, it is
[00:14:12] the epitome of multiculturalism, and growing up in its very center
[00:14:15] is truly a wonderful experience. With approximately nine million inhabitants who
[00:14:19] speak more than 300 languages, London is one of the largest, but also
[00:14:22] most expensive cities in Europe. Young people
[00:14:26] live in it. I am Avesta Af Sharimer, I am
[00:14:29] 22. I study physics and computer science, I was born and raised in
[00:14:33] London, today I will show you what my ordinary day in London looks like.
[00:14:36] Avesta's day begins with jogging through the area where he lives, Ealing
[00:14:40] in West London. Did you know that as much as 47%
[00:14:44] of London is green space, which is why it is considered one of
[00:14:47] the greenest cities in the
[00:14:49] world.
[00:14:55] Come in, please enter. During approximately 22 weeks a year
[00:14:59] when there are no lectures, Avesta lives with his parents in their apartment which
[00:15:02] his father bought thirty years ago, the day usually
[00:15:06] begins with breakfast with his mother. This is
[00:15:09] quince jam, Iranian quince jam, I like to
[00:15:14] toast.
[00:15:22] Avesta's parents are originally from
[00:15:25] Iran. His mother moved to England 25
[00:15:28] years ago. We don't speak English at home at all, we speak
[00:15:31] Farsi, that is, Persian, at home everything is practically
[00:15:35] Persian. We don't have many things that are typical for
[00:15:38] a British household, honestly, I first tasted
[00:15:42] real British food when I went to
[00:15:44] university.
[00:15:50] I am of Iranian origin, but I was born and raised in Great Britain, this
[00:15:54] is typical for London, because many here can say that they have not only one, but
[00:15:58] several cultural identities, British-Indian, British-Iranian
[00:16:02] or British in combination with some other origin. It is very important to me
[00:16:05] to cultivate both the culture of the country from which I originate and the culture of the country in
[00:16:09] which I was born and
[00:16:10] raised.
[00:16:16] This is my room, it's unreal to think that I lived here for a full
[00:16:19] 22 years. Here is my small multicultural
[00:16:23] library, with books in different languages. I speak
[00:16:27] four languages fluently, three more pretty well.
[00:16:30] I speak English, German, Persian and French fluently, and I am good at
[00:16:34] Chinese, Russian and Swedish.
[00:16:38] But Avesta does not study languages, but physics and computer science at
[00:16:42] Durham University, in the northeast of England, one of
[00:16:45] the best universities in the country. Unlike many countries in the European
[00:16:49] Union, higher education in Great Britain is not free. Tuition fees
[00:16:52] at Avesta's university are 9,250
[00:16:56] pounds, which is about 12,000 US dollars
[00:16:59] annually. I receive a full student loan because both my
[00:17:02] parents are retired, and I also receive a scholarship. But I also have two
[00:17:06] jobs, I work in a bar in the university
[00:17:08] laboratory. After studying, Avesta today has a meeting
[00:17:12] in central London, by metro or Tube, as Londoners
[00:17:16] call it, it takes him about an hour to get there.
[00:17:19] Every day, up to 5 million passengers travel on different lines
[00:17:23] of the London Underground. Tourists in the city center often create
[00:17:27] additional crowds. And the city center is
[00:17:31] expensive, Avesta here cannot often afford
[00:17:35] to go to a restaurant, but today he is. Legas are located in Chinatown,
[00:17:38] and in just a few streets there are about 80
[00:17:42] restaurants. For Avesta, it is a place where he can practice
[00:17:45] his language skills. I have a short
[00:17:49] question. Where are
[00:17:51] you from?
[00:17:54] From Malaysia, from Malaysia, impressive,
[00:17:57] great.
[00:18:02] This is actually one of my favorite places in London because you can really
[00:18:06] feel it here. South Bank is
[00:18:08] a popular
[00:18:10] meeting place, partly because you can sit and socialize by
[00:18:14] the Thames completely free of charge. The cost of living in London
[00:18:18] is rising, the average monthly rent for new apartment leases
[00:18:21] is about 2,100 pounds, which is about 2,800
[00:18:24] US dollars. Young people
[00:18:27] cannot afford London, they cannot live here. If you want to buy
[00:18:31] a house, unless you won the lottery or gained immense wealth, it is very unlikely
[00:18:35] that you will be able to achieve that goal in London during your
[00:18:38] life. You have to stick to the periphery, and Avesta will finish his
[00:18:42] undergraduate studies next year, he hopes that after that he will work either in the technology
[00:18:45] sector or in the diplomatic service, as if he will have the opportunity to see more
[00:18:49] of the world. I wouldn't be who I am if I hadn't grown up in London, here everyone
[00:18:53] speaks different languages, there is not just one language that everyone speaks, that is
[00:18:57] something that shaped me as a person, I feel very