Value-Sensitive AI for Prayer: Balancing the Agencies Between Human and AI Agents in Spiritual Context

arXiv:2604.25230v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: We present four conceptual value-sensitive AI systems to examine how the presence of AI could influence praying experiences. Drawing on key values and practices associated with praying identified through a diary study, we designed AI systems intended to "assist" prayer practices. These designs were presented to participants through speculative design workbooks, serving as provocations to co-reflect on how the intervention of AI systems might shap