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Tech billionaires want Christians to believe in AI (www.motherjones.com)
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Culturally speaking, these tech elites are coded very differently from charismatic Holy Rollers who have had a long tradition of promising their followers that adherence to Christian faith and practices will yield material wealth. But essentially, they are offering a similar, though slightly inverted proposition:

Tech can make you rich and a good Christian. Call it the prosperity gospel of technology. Much in the way they have shaped culture with social media algorithms, tech evangelists now are attempting to normalize the use and acceptance of AI by wrapping it in a spiritual message. They also have explicit policy goals, and the Trump administration appears to be heeding their call, with new federal efforts aimed at unshackling AI from safety regulations.

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[-] thisbenzingring@lemmy.today 4 points 1 month ago

Destination: Void

I am always so happy I read this book because Frank Herbert was way ahead of his time. Dude was a prognosticator!

I suspect that if we ever achieve a true Artificial Intelligence, it's going to be the same as the end of that book.

[-] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

We keep doing this shit, theres never gonna be a real ai.

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