Silicon Valley’s latest argument against regulating AI: that would literally be the Antichrist

Peter Thiel, a Silicon Valley billionaire and co-founder of Palantir, has delivered a series of religious lectures in San Francisco, arguing that the End Times are approaching and that a biblical Antichrist will emerge in the form of government regulations on science, technology, and AI - areas where Thiel has significant financial interests. Thiel, 57, has recently expressed a growing interest in eschatology, the study of the end of the world, interpreting biblical and philosophical texts in an esoteric manner. He has suggested that the Antichrist will come to Earth in the form of restrictive regulations on the industries and technologies he is invested in, presenting this as a reason to resist such oversight. The article highlights the potential conflict of interest in Thiel's position, as his personal financial interests appear to be shaping his apocalyptic views and his arguments against regulatory oversight of the tech sector.