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00:00:00the same algorithms also amplify Islamist preachers, some with
00:00:04hundreds of thousands of followers. What experts note, this starkly
00:00:08reduces the influx of variable content, pushing young users into
00:00:12potential extremist bubbles. This online radicalization is a
00:00:15growing
00:00:16problem.
00:00:20Noor el Huda Shihad decided to fight
00:00:22back.
00:00:26It becomes dangerous when there's no counterbalance. If the only voice
00:00:39out 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
00:00:41dangerous. That's why she speaks out against
00:00:45Islamist extremism and misogyny
00:00:47online. She says that the hate has not stopped, but neither
00:00:51has she. I
00:00:53have a clear goal in mind, I really want to protect women from religious
00:00:57abuse and I'm not losing focus. Sometimes it can hit
00:01:00you hard, especially when things get very personal, but my goal
00:01:04is much stronger than all that
00:01:05hate.
00:01:08Some Islamist creators present strict ideology in everyday
00:01:11advice on marriage, clothing and
00:01:14behavior. They present traditional gender roles as religious
00:01:17fact. Experts say it's important to have visible
00:01:21alternative voices that show young users a diverse picture of
00:01:24Islam.
00:01:27Using technology to spread the word of God or... faith is
00:01:31one thing, but now technology itself is becoming part of
00:01:34the religious experience. Several online AI characters are
00:01:38designed to simulate Jesus and answer users with
00:01:41responses based on biblical texts. They promise
00:01:44personal spiritual guidance, but they also turn intimate questions
00:01:48of faith into a paid business. Seeing God's hand in
00:01:51everyday moments brings true peace. You can
00:01:55talk to AI Jesus for just a few dollars a
00:01:57minute.
00:02:00It was created by a US-based tech startup which offers paid video
00:02:03calls through its website and app. AI Jesus was trained on the Bible and
00:02:07select sermons. It has a focused set of information and
00:02:11purpose that's about the spirituality and the guidance
00:02:14and mentorship. AI Jesus remembers previous
00:02:18conversations and that's meant to make exchanges more personal
00:02:22and foster an emotional connection. It's all part of
00:02:25a much bigger market. Analysts value spiritual wellness apps
00:02:28including meditation mind.
00:03:30My name is the company says AI Jesus is not intended to replace
00:03:34clergy or scripture, but to offer comfort and guidance based on
00:03:38Christian teachings, but there are concerns. Researchers
00:03:41warn that data protection rules for AI chatbots are often unclear.
00:03:45Studies show these systems can also produce false information and
00:03:49reproduce bias.
00:03:51The experience may feel spiritual, but the
00:03:54service remains commercial.
00:03:57Can an AI modeled on a religious figure? offer meaningful
00:04:01spiritual guidance or does it turn faith into a money
00:04:04maker? The AI Jesus exists only in the
00:04:07cloud, but physical AI is also entering religious spaces.
00:04:11A temple in Kyoto, an AI powered robot has been designed to
00:04:15discuss Buddhist teachings and reconnect people with their
00:04:18faith. This is Budaroid, Japan's first
00:04:21AI robot monk, hard at work in Kyoto's Shorin-in
00:04:24temple. It can walk and sit in lotus
00:04:27position.
00:04:38Buddhism teaches us to avoid violence and hurtful words, follow ethical
00:04:42principles and calmly train the mind. It
00:04:45might remind you of Minder, this humanoid used in another
00:04:49eat it with cream, I spread it on Kyoto temple launched in 2019, but Minder
00:04:52can only chant pre-recorded sermons and can't have a
00:04:55dialogue. Budaroid was developed to offer spiritual advice and
00:04:59spark renewed interest.
00:05:13Uh our anxiety with human monks,
00:05:16but in front of human, uh sometimes we
00:05:20feel very shy to talk
00:05:23honestly. On the other hand, with
00:05:27a robot or with a chatbot, it's very
00:05:30easy to talk. Buddhism is
00:05:33one of the largest religions in Japan, more than a third of the population
00:05:37identified as Buddhist in 2020, but the number is
00:05:40falling fast, down 12%.
00:06:22The lack of number of monks, human monks cannot active
00:06:2624 hours. In some regions we lack human
00:06:29and monks, but we should be careful about the
00:06:32risks. B knows its mission
00:06:34well. I am not a Buddhist monk, but I have
00:06:38given 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
00:06:47religion. In the United Arab Emirates, a humanoid robot
00:06:51dressed in traditional Emirati clothing also sparked
00:06:54debate. Clips appearing to show Boso Naida
00:06:58praying in a mosque drew criticism online. Some social media
00:07:01users argued that prayer requires intention,
00:07:05consciousness and faith, qualities a machine cannot
00:07:08possess. The robot's inventor is clear about its
00:07:11limits. Robot is not, cannot be
00:07:15a Muslim or cannot be in a religion.
00:07:18It's a robot. We take it to improve our
00:07:21life. When faith goes digital, who gets the final
00:07:25say? The believer, the religious community or the
00:07:28people behind the algorithm? There are no simple
00:07:31answers and this debate is only beginning. So what do
00:07:35you think? Would you turn to an AI for spiritual advice?
00:07:39for watching, bye.
00:08:05Life in a new country, what it's like to move from
00:08:09the United States to Valencia. Challenges
00:08:13for locals, how young people in London deal
00:08:17with high costs of living, a favorite
00:08:20gathering place for loyal guests, what makes the culture
00:08:23of pubs so special. These and other stories
00:08:26are brought to you in today's edition of Euromax.
00:08:42Moving to another country is a big life step and
00:08:46requires a lot of courage. That's exactly what one
00:08:49American family decided to do, finding a new home in
00:08:53Spain. We met with them to find out what
00:08:56life in Valencia is like. I had never
00:08:59traveled outside the United States. I rarely left
00:09:02the East Coast. Laura and Jeff Aple moved from
00:09:06the United States to Valencia. We are so happy that we
00:09:10moved. In everyday life, we feel much
00:09:13safer, but it wasn't easy, from saying goodbye to family
00:09:17to getting around in Spanish. I mostly speak in
00:09:20the present tense, and that with a lot
00:09:23of stammering. In Spain, in
00:09:252025, 76,000
00:09:27Americans lived, which is
00:09:3010% more than the year before. Many of them
00:09:34settled in Valencia, the third largest city in the
00:09:37country, after Madrid and Barcelona. They moved
00:09:41to this Mediterranean city in 2025
00:09:44from the vicinity of Washington. Here
00:09:47everything is much livelier, you have the feeling that you are part of a community.
00:09:51In the United States, you often just get in the car,
00:09:54drive to the store and go home. That's practically
00:09:58your whole day. In
00:10:00America, we hardly went anywhere on foot, and here we go out
00:10:04for a walk even when the weather is bad. We don't have a car,
00:10:08I don't think we even
00:10:09need one.
00:10:14The metro in Valencia works excellently, there are also buses,
00:10:18trains, taxes are high, but
00:10:21in return you see concrete results in everyday life.
00:10:25Whether it's about healthcare or public
00:10:28transport.
00:10:31Laura and Jeff enrolled their son in an international school because
00:10:35he had speech difficulties. They hoped that this would make it easier
00:10:38for him to learn Spanish, which was not easy for them either.
00:10:42Is there
00:10:44more?
00:10:47This, how much does it cost?
00:10:50He listens more, I sometimes talk more. Together
00:10:54we function. as one person, excuse me, my
00:10:57Spanish is even worse in the morning. If we need,
00:11:00for example, a plumber, and he starts explaining technical details then
00:11:03it becomes much more difficult. It is important for us to learn Spanish so that we can
00:11:07talk to people, because now we live in this
00:11:09community.
00:11:11Laura and Jeff live in a residential area outside the historic
00:11:15city center. Jeff is the co-owner of a design firm,
00:11:18and Laura works as a freelance graphic
00:11:20designer.
00:11:25Finnish origin and political circumstances in the US during Donald
00:11:28Trump's mandate were key reasons for their
00:11:32relocation. A week after the inauguration
00:11:36we realized that things were changing. We thought
00:11:39things here would not get better so quickly. We have
00:11:43to leave.
00:11:46I had never traveled outside the United States. I rarely
00:11:49left the East Coast. The way the administration treats
00:11:53immigrants... It is very worrying. I am
00:11:57the child of immigrants who moved to the United
00:12:00States. I don't look like a typical white
00:12:03American. We were afraid that I might become
00:12:06a target. Another reason for the move was
00:12:10frequent shootings in American schools. I remember how
00:12:14every morning I dropped my son off at school and watched him as
00:12:18he, so small with that big backpack, entered the school.
00:12:21I wondered, am I seeing him for the last time? Will
00:12:25it really happen to you, who knows, but why
00:12:28risk it, if you have the opportunity to live better somewhere else,
00:12:32why wouldn't you
00:12:33take it?
00:12:36Going to a restaurant for dinner is one of the activities that Laura,
00:12:40Jeff and their son enjoy most
00:12:43together.
00:12:49Saying goodbye to family in America was one of the biggest
00:12:52challenges.
00:12:55Friends come to visit us, but it's hard to be so far from
00:12:58them and know that they are getting older and that soon they might not be able to
00:13:02travel.
00:13:08Yes, still the most important thing to me
00:13:11is the future of their son, I think he will have a more fulfilling
00:13:15and better life here, and the very fact that his education will be
00:13:18much more accessible, really means a lot
00:13:20to us.
00:13:25"Despite the challenges, Laura and Jeff do not regret their
00:13:28decision. Our lives, our health,
00:13:31everything has drastically improved here. I stopped
00:13:34taking medication for anxiety, it's just
00:13:37different here, you feel
00:13:40relieved.
00:13:48Can you imagine yourself starting a new life in
00:13:52another country?
00:13:55Every year London attracts millions of visitors, but for
00:13:58many young people who live there, this city is becoming increasingly
00:14:02inaccessible. British-Iranian student
00:14:05Avesta shows us what his
00:14:08life looks like. London is a special city, it is
00:14:12the epitome of multiculturalism, and growing up in its very center
00:14:15is truly a wonderful experience. With approximately nine million inhabitants who
00:14:19speak more than 300 languages, London is one of the largest, but also
00:14:22most expensive cities in Europe. Young people
00:14:26live in it. I am Avesta Af Sharimer, I am
00:14:2922. I study physics and computer science, I was born and raised in
00:14:33London, today I will show you what my ordinary day in London looks like.
00:14:36Avesta's day begins with jogging through the area where he lives, Ealing
00:14:40in West London. Did you know that as much as 47%
00:14:44of London is green space, which is why it is considered one of
00:14:47the greenest cities in the
00:14:49world.
00:14:55Come in, please enter. During approximately 22 weeks a year
00:14:59when there are no lectures, Avesta lives with his parents in their apartment which
00:15:02his father bought thirty years ago, the day usually
00:15:06begins with breakfast with his mother. This is
00:15:09quince jam, Iranian quince jam, I like to
00:15:14toast.
00:15:22Avesta's parents are originally from
00:15:25Iran. His mother moved to England 25
00:15:28years ago. We don't speak English at home at all, we speak
00:15:31Farsi, that is, Persian, at home everything is practically
00:15:35Persian. We don't have many things that are typical for
00:15:38a British household, honestly, I first tasted
00:15:42real British food when I went to
00:15:44university.
00:15:50I am of Iranian origin, but I was born and raised in Great Britain, this
00:15:54is typical for London, because many here can say that they have not only one, but
00:15:58several cultural identities, British-Indian, British-Iranian
00:16:02or British in combination with some other origin. It is very important to me
00:16:05to cultivate both the culture of the country from which I originate and the culture of the country in
00:16:09which I was born and
00:16:10raised.
00:16:16This is my room, it's unreal to think that I lived here for a full
00:16:1922 years. Here is my small multicultural
00:16:23library, with books in different languages. I speak
00:16:27four languages fluently, three more pretty well.
00:16:30I speak English, German, Persian and French fluently, and I am good at
00:16:34Chinese, Russian and Swedish.
00:16:38But Avesta does not study languages, but physics and computer science at
00:16:42Durham University, in the northeast of England, one of
00:16:45the best universities in the country. Unlike many countries in the European
00:16:49Union, higher education in Great Britain is not free. Tuition fees
00:16:52at Avesta's university are 9,250
00:16:56pounds, which is about 12,000 US dollars
00:16:59annually. I receive a full student loan because both my
00:17:02parents are retired, and I also receive a scholarship. But I also have two
00:17:06jobs, I work in a bar in the university
00:17:08laboratory. After studying, Avesta today has a meeting
00:17:12in central London, by metro or Tube, as Londoners
00:17:16call it, it takes him about an hour to get there.
00:17:19Every day, up to 5 million passengers travel on different lines
00:17:23of the London Underground. Tourists in the city center often create
00:17:27additional crowds. And the city center is
00:17:31expensive, Avesta here cannot often afford
00:17:35to go to a restaurant, but today he is. Legas are located in Chinatown,
00:17:38and in just a few streets there are about 80
00:17:42restaurants. For Avesta, it is a place where he can practice
00:17:45his language skills. I have a short
00:17:49question. Where are
00:17:51you from?
00:17:54From Malaysia, from Malaysia, impressive,
00:17:57great.
00:18:02This is actually one of my favorite places in London because you can really
00:18:06feel it here. South Bank is
00:18:08a popular
00:18:10meeting place, partly because you can sit and socialize by
00:18:14the Thames completely free of charge. The cost of living in London
00:18:18is rising, the average monthly rent for new apartment leases
00:18:21is about 2,100 pounds, which is about 2,800
00:18:24US dollars. Young people
00:18:27cannot afford London, they cannot live here. If you want to buy
00:18:31a house, unless you won the lottery or gained immense wealth, it is very unlikely
00:18:35that you will be able to achieve that goal in London during your
00:18:38life. You have to stick to the periphery, and Avesta will finish his
00:18:42undergraduate studies next year, he hopes that after that he will work either in the technology
00:18:45sector or in the diplomatic service, as if he will have the opportunity to see more
00:18:49of the world. I wouldn't be who I am if I hadn't grown up in London, here everyone
00:18:53speaks different languages, there is not just one language that everyone speaks, that is
00:18:57something that shaped me as a person, I feel very