Or more accurately, some kind of blend of a bizarre neo-mystical cult steeped in a wide variety of utterly nonsense conspiracy theories.

How long will it take for this cult to have its first mass casualty event, I wonder? We truly live in the stupidest timeline.

  • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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    2 days ago

    It’s not just becoming a religion, it’s being promoted and advertised religiously.

    The way the boosters and doomers talk about chatbots make it clear they believe they are building God, and they want everyone to know it.

    • BudgetBandit@sh.itjust.works
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      2 days ago

      Well… There’s a theologically inspired game where DEUS is a biological supercomputer gone rogue, so on order to quote the intro:

      YOU SHALL BE AS GODS YOU SHALL BE AS GODS YOU SHALL BE AS GODS YOU SHALL BE AS GODS YOU SHALL BE AS GODS YOU SHALL BE AS GODS YOU SHALL BE AS GODS YOU SHALL BE AS GODS YOU SHALL BE AS GODS