This is a real thing Peter Thiel told a group of tech professionals recently.

In a four-part series of religious lectures in San Francisco, Peter Thiel — yes, that Peter Thiel — has argued that the End Times are nigh and that a biblical Antichrist — yes, that Antichrist — will come to Earth in the form of onerous government regulations placed on science, technology, and AI.

These are, incidentally, areas where the tech billionaire, venture capitalist, and cofounder of Palantir has a vested financial interest. […]


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  • nocturne@slrpnk.net
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    4 days ago

    strict AI regulation will summon the Antichrist

    That is a chance I am willing to take.

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      2 days ago

      I mean isn’t he exactly wrong? Unrestrained AI development is what could lead to the creation of a malevolent daemon with the potential to destroy mankind.

    • Pup Biru@aussie.zone
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      3 days ago

      strict AI regulation will summon the Antichrist

      oh that sounds bad!

      no AI regulation will lead to misinformation and potentially a collapse of or at least significant degradation to society and here are legitimate theories with numbers to back them up as to why that’s the case

      ah! hmm… yup… shit it’s just so hard to choose