Andrea Wilson, head of Loam Technologies, discussed the upcoming official launch of Uplift: Bible Chat, a Bible-based artificial intelligence (AI) platform designed to provide users with AI assistance grounded in a biblical worldview, during an exclusive interview Wednesday with The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy.
Wilson said Uplift: Bible Chat is currently available for early users through the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, with an official launch scheduled for September 23.
“Easiest thing to do is go to their app store,” Wilson said on The Michael Patrick Leahy Show. “So [users] could go to the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store and just search for Uplift Bible. It’ll say Uplift: Bible Chat & Prayer.”
Wilson also announced a special early-access opportunity for listeners of The Michael Patrick Leahy Show.
“They can enter STARNEWS in all caps,” Wilson said. “They’ll get into the app. They’ll have a free week to get in, test it out and hopefully get back to us and let us know what they think as well. Would love to have their feedback.”
Wilson said users can also access the platform through Uplift.chat.
The platform, she explained, has been in development for two years and is built around what she described as the biblical moral framework.
“It’s been in development for two years. Setting out with a very clear vision, in that the moral code of humanity and the path to human flourishing has been delivered to us in the Bible itself,” Wilson said.
Wilson emphasized that Uplift is designed to personalize its responses based on information users provide about themselves.
“So Uplift is built for the individual user,” Wilson said. “Everything about the app will be delivered to you based on the information that it knows about you.”
She said the platform can use that information to tailor Bible verses, encouragement and other responses to individual circumstances.
Wilson also highlighted privacy as a key feature, saying the platform is designed to maintain context while protecting users’ conversations.
“I’ll tell your listeners too, you have to share with me what you’re finding and creating because everything is completely private—and built for privacy,” Wilson said. “Even as the CEO, I can never go in and find your conversations.”
The app includes functions for prayer, devotionals, journaling, and Bible study. Wilson said its purpose is not to replace churches or human relationships.
“Our desire is not to replace the church or replace community, if those are things that you’re a part of,” Wilson said. “Our desire is to point you back to human relationship.”
Wilson also contrasted Uplift’s approach with AI systems designed around maximizing user engagement.
“Everything we’ve built…is not that algorithm with the dopamine reward that pulls you back in as long as possible,” she said.
Wilson said Uplift instead seeks to orient AI around what she described as biblical principles of human flourishing, including the sanctity and inherent value of human life.
“The value of humanity comes from the fact that we were made in the image of God,” she said.
The official launch of Uplift: Bible Chat is scheduled for Wednesday, September 23.
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network.
