Religions, especially but not limited to Catholic, are what screams "artificial intimacy" to me.

From the language the Church uses ("Jesus loves you.") to the practices the Church does (confession to a priest).

The most charitable take I can make from this is that religious leaders genuinely believe what they claim to believe so they don't think it's "artificial." There are a lot of less charitable takes I could make, but I'd stop here.

Don’t worry, some “AI” adepts have already managed to make a religion out of it, so classical religions aren’t required any more. In the end it doesn’t matter that much what you’re using to outsource your thinking and your judgement.