Silicon Valley's obsession with AI looks a lot like religion
Briefly

Anthony Levandowski, a former Google AI engineer, founded the Way of the Future religion to worship AI as a 'Godhead', emphasizing the concept of a super-intelligent entity that could surpass human intelligence. In a 2017 interview, he stated, 'what is going to be created [as AI] will effectively be a god... not a god in the sense that it makes lightning or causes hurricanes. But if there is something a billion times smarter than the smartest human, what else are you going to call it?' This intriguing perspective raises questions about the evolution of faith in the age of technology and intelligence.
Sherwin Wine, known as the 'atheist rabbi', had a prescient view of technology's potential influence on belief systems. His quote, 'I've always said there is no God. I never said there wouldn't be one in the future,' speaks to the evolving relationship between humanity and its creations, suggesting that the emergence of intelligent machines could give rise to new forms of reverence or faith.
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