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Peter Thiel: strict AI regulation will summon the Antichrist (www.theverge.com)
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This is a real thing Peter Thiel told a group of tech professionals recently.

In a four-part series of religious lectures in San Francisco, Peter Thiel — yes, that Peter Thiel — has argued that the End Times are nigh and that a biblical Antichrist — yes, that Antichrist — will come to Earth in the form of onerous government regulations placed on science, technology, and AI.

These are, incidentally, areas where the tech billionaire, venture capitalist, and cofounder of Palantir has a vested financial interest. [...]

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Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20250925211248/https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/785407/peter-thiel-antichrist-tech-regulation

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[–] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I just encountered another review of Rise and Fall that's probably worth considering. While I think it's probably still a good idea to read/listen to Shirer's book for cultural literacy purposes, it apparently is severely dated in its retelling of events in Germany. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/7kld0l/comment/drfa12x/

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (1 child)

    New comment in case you've seen the previous one.... Has reading that thread changed your enjoyment of the book?

    I haven't read the thread yet.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    I was disappointed at first, but other comments in the thread acknowledged its shortcomings but also its place in history as a still-important work of literature. The danger is in taking it as the definitive source of information on the Third Reich. It sounds like Evans' trilogy on the Third Reich is the much better info source while still being engaging. I guess the right answer is to go ahead and read through both, but take the Trilogy more seriously. Shirer's work is still engaging and moving and there's probably still a lot of value in its retelling of events from primary sources, but his analysis of the politics and economics is oversimplified and American-biased. For example, he includes a testimony from a German engineer witnessing a massacre by the SS that will probably haunt me forever in a poignant and meaningful way...the kind of way that steels my resolve to forever oppose autocratic regimes and those who support them.

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