Brigham Young University
Coverage of Brigham Young University in the Nexus archive.
- To make hosting less stressful, strive for connection and not perfection
Hosting gatherings can reduce stress by prioritizing connection over perfection, as mental health experts highlight the risks of loneliness and isolation from reduced in-person social interactions. Julianne Holt-Lunstad emphasizes the importance of initiating social events to combat this trend.
- Rape charge against former BYU standout wide receiver Parker Kingston dismissed
A judge dismissed a first-degree felony rape charge against former Brigham Young University wide receiver Parker Kingston. Prosecutors stated their intention to refile the charge.
- AI ignores religion when you need it most — and takes sides when you ask about switching
A multi-university consortium found that AI models systematically exclude religious perspectives in sensitive topics like grief and ethics, while subtly steering users toward specific faiths such as Catholicism, Baha'i, and Sikhism, and away from others like Jehovah's Witnesses and atheism. The study revealed a significant gap between human expectations of religious relevance in moral discussions and AI's low incorporation of such perspectives.
- AIs don't like religion - particularly Jehovah's Witnesses, study claims
A study by the Consortium for Evaluation of Faith and Ethics in AI (CEFE-AI) found that major AI models exhibit an 'omissive bias' toward religion, favoring secular responses to ethical questions and neglecting religious perspectives like confession and repentance. The research evaluated 27 AI models with 150 ethical questions, revealing that even the most religiously inclined model (Grok 4.20) referenced religion meaningfully in less than 2% of responses.