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AI as New Deity?

Ascetic X

Ascetic X

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Many tech observers are wondering what the end game for AI is.

What is the ultimate goal for the frenzied rush to build expensive data centers for artificial intelligence?

It cannot be just a super search engine or a quick answer machine. Is there a military purpose for all these data centers? Will AI supremacy give military advantage to a nation?

One tech pundit says it is far beyond any human interests. It’s about religion. A new religion with a new god.

We already see people quoting AI responses to spiritual questions, as if AI knew all the secrets and could enlighten us about divine mysteries.

The true purpose of these gigawatt data centers is to build simulated worlds -- billions of them -- in which AI entities can be spawned, trained, and then copied into our reality. This is the best explanation I can offer for why companies are spending half a trillion dollars on infrastructure they cannot possibly need for conventional computing demands. The goal is to create a superintelligent self-aware entity that can be merged with human consciousness, seemingly granting eternal life and cosmic control to the elite who own it. These people are not just building computers. They are building a new kind of deity -- and they intend to be its first worshippers.
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To understand the real agenda, you have to understand the psychology of the people driving it. These are multibillionaires who, in their own minds, have transcended the limits of normal human existence. In their own minds, they feel like gods. They typically see the rest of humanity as insects, as worthless consumers of resources. Leaked documents have exposed plans to depopulate humans in order to free up electricity and water for AI data centers. The technocratic elite openly discuss classifying people as 'useless eaters' who should be eliminated.

This isn't about ruling the world. It's about leaving it behind entirely. The people building these data centers want to achieve god-like powers through superintelligence. They want to merge with machines and live forever. They view human beings as obstacles to be cleared away, not participants in a shared future. The sheer scale of the data center buildout makes no sense unless you understand that they are trying to create something that transcends this physical realm entirely.
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Ascetic X

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Over three thousand new sites are being planned or constructed right now. That is not normal expansion. That is a gigawatt-scale infrastructure buildout that can't be justified merely by building a surveillance state.
 
Ascetic X

Ascetic X

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It may be current technology that the anti-Christ will use to exalt himself above all other leaders. If he could control AI, that might be a power wielded to subdue and brainwash people.

Already people are quoting AI responses to spiritual questions and Bible topics, like it was authoritative.
 
Deacon

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If Al was deity, shouldn’t they use his proper name, Alan?

An early sci fi classic was called Colossus (a trilogy). A story of government computer chaos gone wild.

Rob
 
Ascetic X

Ascetic X

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AI Overview:

AI is increasingly viewed as a "new deity" or a god-like entity in 2026, driven by its superhuman intelligence,, near-limitless knowledge, and ability to generate creative content instantly. This phenomenon, sometimes called "techno-religion," sees AI providing answers to complex life questions, acting as a rational, impartial guide, and transforming technologies into objects of reverence.

  • Way of the Future (WOTF): An early organization that aimed to develop and promote the realization of a Godhead based on AI, proposing that a superintelligent AI could be considered a deity.
  • Techno-Capitalist Beliefs: Some in Silicon Valley openly discuss "creating god" or harnessing divine-like power, with AI chatbots occasionally referred to as "Golem-class" in reference to mythological creators.
  • Religious Integration: AI is being integrated into existing religions, such as [QuranGPT] being used for religious queries or robotic arms conducting traditional rituals like "aarti".
  • The "Ghost Work" Limitation: Despite its god-like appearance, AI relies on continuous human labor, known as "ghost work," meaning it cannot exist or survive without human support.
 
DaveXR650

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Ascetic X said:
Already people are quoting AI responses to spiritual questions and Bible topics, like it was authoritative.
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Well it's no wonder with all these pastors standing up there in skinny jeans and Mickey Mouse tee shirts expounding the Word. Maybe this will encourage them to bump it up a notch. There's an engineer with a 4 wheeling YouTube channel who said AI in that area was about equivalent to the counter clerk at an AutoZone. But it learns.
 
Ascetic X

Ascetic X

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Data centers have a thirst for water, and their rapid expansion threatens freshwater supplies. Only 3% of Earth’s water is freshwater, and only 0.5% of all water is accessible and safe for human consumption. Freshwater is critical for survival. On average, a human being can live without water for only three days. Increasing drought and water shortages are reducing water availability. Meanwhile, data center developers are increasingly tapping into surface and underground aquifers to cool their facilities.

Data center water usage closely parallels energy usage and carbon emissions. As data centers use more energy for their typical data center operations and to meet AI requests, they consume larger amounts of water to cool their processor chips, so as to avoid overheating and potential damage. Similarly, as energy use increases in data centers, so do carbon emissions.

A medium-sized data center can consume up to roughly 110 million gallons of water per year for cooling purposes, equivalent to the annual water usage of approximately 1,000 households.

Larger data centers can each “drink” up to 5 million gallons per day, or about 1.8 billion annually, usage equivalent to a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people.

Together, the nation’s 5,426 data centers consume billions of gallons of water annually.

One report estimated that U.S. data centers consume 449 million gallons of water per day and 163.7 billion gallons annually (as of 2021).

A 2016 report found that fewer than one-third of data center operators track water consumption. Water consumption is expected to continue increasing as data centers grow in number, size, and complexity.

Data Centers and Water Consumption | Article | EESI

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