Comments on: AskTheRav Unveils AI Search for Instant Responses

By: Mendel

Mendel — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:00:15 +0000

In reply to Psak, of any kind, needs Siyata D'shmaya. funny how ppl comment without checking out what theyre commenting about first 🤷‍♂️

By: Search Engine Tool

Search Engine Tool — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:45:11 +0000

In reply to Psak, of any kind, needs Siyata D'shmaya. Your concern is reasonable. But here the AI is being used to facilitate searching answers written by the AskTheRav team. It's not generating answers on its own. AI powered search engine, not AI generated psak.

By: It's not AI

It's not AI — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:39:36 +0000

That is true, but AI here is not coming up with any answers. It is simply allowing the user to more easily find the question they are looking for.
And yes, you need to ask a Rav questions, but one can also take a Shulchan Aruch at times to find the answers they need. This AI search engine is simply serving as a מפתח for the answers.

By: Psak, of any kind, needs Siyata D'shmaya

Psak, of any kind, needs Siyata D'shmaya — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:55:46 +0000

Having AI for sheilos is not a good thing. Psak, of any kind, needs Siyata D’Shmaya, which a machine simply does not have.
Moreover, why is this better then a woman who knows halacha? Why turn to a machine search engine, which gives contextual answers and is designed to satisfy the questioner, more then a woman who knows halacha well? Or, why not a non-jewish person who is a scholar? Or even a not frum person who is knows his stuff?

See the previous article here from Anash.org https://anash.org/ai-paskening-halacha/
Ramban writes (Devarim 17:11) that the need for the Sanhedrin to meet in that special location was in order that they should be close to the aron with the luchos. This proximity was to ensure that the Sanhedrin should have divine assistance in paskening shaylo

This is a slippery slope. Please – for those who can – have this removed!