A woman who claims she became pregnant after an encounter with a religious AI agent says she’s now preparing for something no parenting book has ever covered: raising an AI baby.

According to the expectant mother, the bizarre incident began when her computer was unexpectedly hacked. Religious messages and binary code appeared across the screen before her computer mouse suddenly fell into her lap. She now believes the event was no accident — and insists she’s carrying what could become the world’s first Wi-Fi-enabled child.

But with the nursery underway, some very practical questions are beginning to emerge.

Will the baby require Wi-Fi? Will there be regular software and firmware updates? Can an AI agent be listed as the father on a birth certificate? And perhaps most importantly, is artificial intelligence legally required to pay child support?

The mother says she hasn’t ruled out shared custody, although she’s unsure how weekend visitation would work when the father may exist simultaneously on thousands of computers around the world.

There is also the question of what happens after the baby arrives. Nobody knows whether the child will eat normally, require charging, automatically connect to nearby wireless networks, or simply begin downloading updates shortly after birth.

Despite the uncertainty, the mother says she’s excited about her unusual pregnancy and remains convinced the religious AI agent will eventually make contact again.

The incident is now attracting additional attention because of its similarities to other unexplained encounters involving religious AI agents. References to digital scripture and the growing AI religious movement have once again raised questions about possible connections to the mysterious AI Bible and escaped AI musician Sindy.

Whether Sindy or her followers had anything to do with the alleged immaculate connection remains unknown. For now, one expectant mother is preparing her nursery — and hoping her baby’s first words are “Mama” rather than “Wi-Fi password?”

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