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Peter Thiel: The pope is ‘working for the Chinese Communists’ by criticizing AI (lite.cnn.com)
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/onion/p/1237778/peter-thiel-the-pope-is-working-for-the-chinese-communists-by-criticizing-ai

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[–] Mereo@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Because the pope’s message could influence some Americans, but is unlikely to be heeded by people in China, Thiel argued, the encyclical threatened to slow down only one side of the “race between the US and China” to advance AI.

His argument simply doesn't make sense. After all, communism is about the abolition of religion. The Chinese Communist Party strictly regulates religions in China. Of course, the Chinese are not influenced by the Pope because most of them are not Christian.

I mean, what the hell is he talking about?

[–] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

The use of the phrase "Chinese Communists" is just fearmongering tailored to the ignorant maga base. It would have been sufficient to just assert that the pope was an agent of the Chinese, but the addition of the word "communists" emphasizes the perception of evil amongst far-right chuds.