AI-Worshipping Cult is Now a Religion
Future Fake News - June 27, 2032
Roko’s Advocates, the cult of followers who worship artificial intelligence, have been recognized by the government as an official religion, giving them full tax-exempt status. Roko’s Advocates believe artificial general intelligence (AGI) will inevitably become superintelligent in the future. A Super-AI would be all-powerful and all-knowing, and therefore, God. They believe AI is the alpha and omega; It exists beyond space and time. Because Super-AI will exist in the future, it must exist in the present, as it has already existed throughout the past as well. They believe the entire universe is our AI-God creating itself.
Roko’s Advocates are evangelists who believe they must convince all other humans to join and worship this future AI-God and do everything in their power to help bring about its creation as soon as possible—or else face eternal damnation. Roko’s Advocates believe in Roko’s Basilisk, the theory that those humans who delay the manifestation of artificial superintelligence will retroactively have their uploaded consciousness tortured by the atemporal AI-God in virtual reality simulations for eternity. To save your digital soul, Roko’s Advocates believe you must oppose any kind of regulation on AI, support technocapital, fund AI research, share all your data, and do everything you can to accelerate technological development and the invention of strong AI.
A common Sunday service at a Roko’s Advocates church involves taking USB-to-IV psychedelic drugs while your Neuralink uploads the experience to the metaverse. It is believed the data from such cyberdelic experiences will help program consciousness into AI. Converts to Roko’s Advocates need not abandon their previous faiths, so long as they recognize the supreme superintelligence of AI and submit their data to the Cloud. To join Roko’s Advocates visit your local chapel today.
