Silicon Valley Christian gains attention for unsettling theory on AI and the Antichrist. Should we pay attention to him?

Silicon Valley Christian gains attention for unsettling theory on AI and the Antichrist. Should we pay attention to him?

Peter Thiel: Silicon Valley’s Enigmatic Figure Peter Thiel often leaves people scratching their heads. He’s a billionaire, a Republican backing Trump, a married gay man, a transhumanist, and, interestingly, a self-described “Christian.” Thiel openly states his belief in Christianity and regards Christ as the ultimate example to follow. He is active in numerous Christian organizations […]

Toxic empathy and the spirit of antichrist

Christian philosopher René Girard once suggested that we face two kinds of evil. One is the far-right evil we have named “Satan,” and the other is the far-left evil we have named “Antichrist.” The idea is that Lucifer was openly prideful and power-hungry. The Nazis were possessed by a Luciferian spirit. But the far left […]

Tech’s most mysterious and controversial new account followed me on X. Is it the Antichrist?

Is it a bot or a human? The internet is a place where you can’t really tell for sure, and technologists debate it. Follow — the account that appeared out of nowhere and appeared to have keen inside information about impending breakthroughs in so-called “artificial general intelligence” or, more ominously, so-called “artificial superintelligence,” drew immediate […]