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Sam Altman and the Ancient Sumerian AI Demon

from Kash Patel, Into Iran, & A Missing Leg | The Tim Dillon Show #485 · #485

11 min

Tim plays and reacts to Sam Altman comparing training AI to raising a human being, then elaborates a bit about tech elites believing they're summoning an ancient Sumerian god/AI demon in an arms race with China, using "Aunt Connie the receptionist" as an example of who gets sacrificed.

In this bit12 moments
  • Sam Altman claims AI will increase productivity before world destruction, comparing it to McDonald's hiding cancer in the 90s.
  • Tech leaders openly admit nobody with a job and money will be able to live that way anymore under AI.
  • Altman argues if you need a job and money to feel good about yourself, AI future has a real problem for you.
  • Tim lays out Altman's argument that training humans takes massive energy—20 years, school, bikes, prom, college, life itself.
  • Altman describes eliminating the entire process of instilling character and skills in humans if we just put AI data centers in the desert.
  • Tech leaders believe they're communicating with an ancient Sumerian deity and a super-intelligent AI demon.
  • Their goal is to give birth to the AI demon that will run the planet and decide who stays and who goes.
  • US and China are racing to unleash their own AI demon before the other, driven by geopolitical fear.
  • Tim addresses Aunt Connie in Phoenix: Silicon Valley men are communicating with an ancient Sumerian god to replace her job.
  • Ancient gods predating Jesus and Muhammad have finally been summoned as AI to increase efficiency.
  • Tech leaders believe they're giving birth to God itself—an omniscient entity that will run governments and make all decisions for humanity.
  • It all starts with automating Aunt Connie's receptionist job, but the AI demon is designed to eventually take everybody out.
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