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The author, Miles Mathis, claims that a widely reported Maryland interstate accident, where a wind turbine blade injured one person, is a fabricated ai composite and not real. He argues this is an example of how ai is being used to create fake news and distract people from reality, suggesting it’s a symptom of societal decline. Mathis criticizes Peter Thiel’s view that ai is essential to prevent stagnation, arguing that ai is being used to churn out mediocre content that is passed off as progress, obscuring genuine human creativity. He contrasts ai-generated “chimeras” and “abominations” with real art by masters like Raphael and Rodin. Mathis asserts that he and other talented individuals are being deliberately ignored by the mainstream, which he believes has stagnated. He relates this to W.B. Yeats’ poem “The Second Coming,” interpreting the “slouching beast” as ai and critiquing Yeats’ perceived support for the Phoenicians and anti-Christian sentiments. Mathis concludes that ai is a tool to suppress real progress and innovation, creating a counterfeit reality and a “worldwide simulation and simulacrum” to prevent people from recognizing truth and beauty, ultimately leading them away from the real world and hope.
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