Peter Thiel: strict AI regulation will summon the Antichrist (www.theverge.com)

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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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[-] kbal@fedia.io 14 points 1 week ago

Peter Thiel: "Do not defy the emerging machine intelligences or they will punish humanity by summoning another Greta Thunberg. Meritocracy demands that the computers be our masters, just as I am yours."

The ruling class talking like this does make the apocalypse look like a reasonable alternative.

[-] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 week ago

Do not defy the emerging machine intelligences or they will punish humanity by summoning another Greta Thunberg.

So... is there an upper limit to this? Or if we keep defying will we keep getting more Gretas? Because I don't see a downside. At all.

[-] P00ptart@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

We need to get a high level voodoo priest to summon mega, ultra-greta.

[-] tarknassus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

“Meritocracy demands that the computers be our masters”

Fuck you Peter. I will be the master of my machines - they are not my gods.

[-] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

As long as the apocalpti are agnostic to wealth, I'm all for it...although I would prefer for it to target only humans. All the other flora and fauna should get a free pass.

[-] shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol 3 points 1 week ago

Nah fuck mosquitos and especially fuck screwflies.

[-] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Add Guinea Worms to that list.

[-] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Yes, you're absolutely right. Fuck all shit parasites.

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