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Billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel delivered a series of provocative warnings and predictions about the future of artificial intelligence and the West on Tuesday, accusing Pope Leo XIV of inadvertently serving as a “Chinese communist agent” by calling for AI regulation. In his remarks at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado, he also warned of a “democratic-socialist takeover” of the United States’ Democratic Party.

Thiel, a co-founder of Palantir and PayPal, was an early supporter of President Donald Trump in Silicon Valley. He also helped launch Vice President JD Vance’s career: Vance worked at Mithril Capital, an investment firm Thiel co-founded, before Thiel backed his transition into politics. He delivered his remarks at a nonrecorded panel alongside the political scientist Francis Fukuyama. Reporters were allowed to take notes on the proceedings.

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[–] joekar1990@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Didn't he move to Argentina already because he didn't like the direction of the US?

[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

These guys have property in many countries, New Zealand amongst them.

[–] AmyAye@nord.pub 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Why would these evil assholes want to live in New Zealand, don't they know those guys are pros at tossing evil into volcanos?