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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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Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20250925211248/https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/785407/peter-thiel-antichrist-tech-regulation

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[-] Son_of_Macha@lemmy.cafe 1 points 1 year ago

The bible doesn't say that at all, Revelations isn't a prophecy, it is a historical account of the fall of Jerusalem.

[-] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

It's Revelation, no "s". How hard can this be? I see it all over the damn place JFC

[-] PillowD@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The rubes don't know that.

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