From Salon · Troy Farah · · 1m 20s
Billionaires love Trump’s AI rebrand
Billionaires rebrand AI as 'super intelligence' to justify tech dominance.
In brief
Billionaires rebrand AI as 'super intelligence' to justify tech dominance. Billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos support Trump’s rebrand of AI as 'super intelligence' to downplay regulation and human rights. Originally reported by Salon.
Trump’s AI rebrand
President Donald Trump wants to rebrand AI as 'super intelligence' to avoid regulation.
“The White House considers anyone that uses the term, 'Artificial Intelligence,' as opposed to the highly accepted new and more accurate term, 'Super Intelligence,' THE ENEMY!”
Tech leaders embrace rebrand
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos support Trump’s rebrand, calling AI 'no more' and preferring 'super intelligence'.
“I do like si, because 'artificial' is not a very flattering thing. Like, nobody wants an artificial sweetener, artificial flavoring”
NPC meme origins
The NPC meme, from video games, became a term for mindless people during Trump’s first term.
“The meme became popularized by chronically online cohorts of donald trump supporters during his first presidential term”
Philosophical roots
The NPC label echoes Descartes’ belief that animals are soulless automatons.
“René Descartes believed animals were soulless, unthinking automatons”
AI rights debate
Tech leaders argue AI should have rights, while the pope says algorithms lack humanity.
“Algorithms lack the spark of humanity”
AI consciousness myth
AI is not sentient, but many believe it is, creating the 'AI psychosis' phenomenon.
“There remains zero hard evidence that ai algorithms are sentient”
Tech bros’ agenda
Tech bros aim to turn humans into NPCs through mass surveillance and AI.
“In other words, the tech bros are trying to turn us all into npcs, into errors”
AI’s potential risks
AI could make humans obsolete or cause environmental destruction.
“After all, ai will either become the savior of humanity or make humans obsolete”
Current AI status
AI is a powerful tool but lacks true consciousness and sentience.
“It’s just a really good computer program that can mirror human expression”
The hard problem
Consciousness remains a 'hard problem' with no clear explanation.
“Our brains aren’t computers and physics has yet to fully explain consciousness”
What happens next
Tech leaders push for AI rights while humans face potential obsolescence.
“It’s no surprise that tech bros were recently exposed trying to convince none other than the pope that ai is conscious”
At a glance
Billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos support Trump’s rebrand of AI as 'super intelligence' to downplay regulation and human rights.
