November 26, 1999
Can Computers Pray? 'CyberRosary' Takes a First Step
Almost everyone has said a prayer or two -- and maybe a few other choice words -- when a computer has crashed. Is it time computers learned to pray themselves?
Loretta Skeddle thinks so. For an exhibition organized by the School of Visual Arts, she has programmed a small network of iMacs to recite prayers to each other.
The sight of several computers in a circle reciting the Lord's Prayer may seem silly to some, and sacrilegious to others. But Ms. Skeddle hopes her installation,
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