I bet there's some correlation there. After all, if you're religious you're a lot more likely to believe things told to you by a supposed authority figure. Still, correlation does not equal causation.

yeah not a fan of the most nefarious company currently in existence stating we all need to find religion.

This guy is a fucking idiot. Where do they find these people?

"I think the secularists in Silicon Valley are filling the God-shaped hole in their heart with AGI," Palantir Chief Technology Officer Shyam Sankar said in an interview with the New York Times's Ross Douthat. "It's like, OK, the models get better. Why do you think that this cliff is going to happen where they somehow turn us into house cats?"

What the fuck is he even saying? Is he saying secularists are embracing AGI or are they afraid of it?

He also said that doomerism is a "fundraising shtick" where companies on the front lines of AI development "can say 'my technology is so powerful, it's going to lead to mass unemployment, so you better invest in me or you're going to be poor.'"

This is nonsensical. The mass unemployment predictions are really aimed at the AI company customers who think they would get richer with fewer employees. The potentially unemployed don’t have significant money to invest in these scams.

Where do they finds these people? But, also, fuck Business Insider and its shitty reporting.

He really said "I find your lack of faith disturbing" huh?

His Boss is GAY! That's a SIN Worthy of MURDER According to the People he's Talking to!

It's because the AI surveillance's main target audience is ultra-religious dictators and their simps.

Yeah, people with an over-abundance of critical thinking skills (e.g. non-religious) would have a bit of healthy skepticism on the random text generators being outed as intelligent.

So?

Are these guys serious, or just full "there is no truth"?

Ironically, he sounds like an AI, sputting out what lever generative thought comes into his head.

Fuckin' Iteration X fucks...

Looks like we got a volunteer for crucifixion

Oh look: Another complete nutcase in a position of terrifying power.

Peter Thiel (CEO co-founder of Palantir) realised the religious right are a fanatical base of support if you can get them on your side. So that's what he's trying to do.

So...being onboard with the AI revolution requires belief in imaginary things?

Yep. That actually checks out.

Nothing will meaningfully improve until the rich fear for their lives

Person not gullible in one respect also isn't gullible in another respect?

You don't say?

Jokes on him, I'm part of the Butlerian Jihad. Death to the toasters.

Its also weird all these tech CEOs are backing the guy who is trying to deport populations that are more christian (80%) than the general US population (60%).

Its almost like they're just pointing the finger at everything but money.

These evil fucks need to go

My family are Christians which by definition is apocalyptic, what is this guy talking about?

I’m actually terrified by religious people and their unshakeable belief that everything’s gonna be okay because Sky Daddy will fix it and if we destroy the world well that’s just accelerating His plan so it’s all good.

Concerned about the consequences of our actions? Here just take some opiate-of-the-masses and chill out.

i think religion is the one thing of which there exists no lack anywhere on this planet.

Reinforces my position that AI is apocalyptic Christianity for techbros.

Palantir CEO can lick my entire taint

Let's rewrite that headline in a more positive tone.

AI doomerism is driven by those with a clear perspective.

Ah yes, I love faith-based AI technology. The slop is real so long as you believe! /s

Seriously are these people who think your prayers are the reason your phone stays on 1% battery for an hour longer than you thought?

Yeah, his founder Pether Thiel has some very weird takes on religion as well.

Have a problem with society not doing what you want it to do? It's a problem with the lack of religion! It's true. We've known religion gives you the capability to get societies to do what you want them to for centuries.

The strength of todays "AI" is generating bullshit, isn't it? Not that it doesn't take more than that to invent a new religion, I suppose you also need genuine holy divine inspiration and so on, but it sure might be helpful to the process.

This headline doesn't seem to match the article content at all. He never says that. He makes a statement about how people are interpreting AI as filling a "God shaped hole", but that's as close at it gets.

I guess it's time for some Imperial Truth.

I think I'm one of the more well known religious folk on this place, and I am also a bit of an AI doomer.

I think the way some people want to use it is satanic.

Revelation 13:14-15 ESV

and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of the beast it deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast that was wounded by the sword and yet lived. And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be slain.