AI can create a 'new Bible,' influential author declares: 'In a few years, there might be religions that are actually correct'

Yuval Noah Harari — an influential author, professor, and renowned public intellectual — said recently that artificial intelligence can create a "new Bible."

What are the details?

Harari — who has written "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind," "Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow," and "21 Lessons for the 21st Century" — spoke last month about the future of AI and said it may soon greatly influence spirituality:

"It's the first technology ever that can create new ideas. You know, the printing press, radio, television, they broadcast, they spread the ideas created by the human brain, by the human mind. They cannot create a new idea. You know, [Johannes] Gutenberg printed the Bible in the middle of the 15th century; the printing press printed as many copies of the Bible as Gutenberg instructed it, but it did not create a single new page. It had no ideas of its own about the Bible: Is it good? Is it bad? How to interpret this? How to interpret that?"

Harari then dropped a bomb: "AI can create new ideas; [it] can even write a new Bible."

He added that "throughout history, religions dreamt about having a book written by a superhuman intelligence, by a non-human entity" and that "in a few years there might be religions that are actually correct … just think about a religion whose holy book is written by an AI. That could be a reality in a few years."

Anything else?

Harari noted in another recent gathering that software like ChatGPT has mastered human languages and can harness that function to influence culture, the Times of Israel said.

“For thousands of years, prophets and poets and politicians have used language and storytelling in order to manipulate and to control people and to reshape society,” he said, according to the paper. “Now AI is likely to be able to do it. And once it can… it doesn’t need to send killer robots to shoot us. It can get humans to pull the trigger.”

Harari also said that “contrary to what some conspiracy theories assume, you don’t really need to implant chips in people’s brains in order to control them or to manipulate them,” the paper noted.

He also warned that "we need to act quickly before AI gets out of our control" and that "governments must immediately ban the release into the public domain of any more revolutionary AI tools before they are made safe," the paper added.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/ai-can-create-a-new-bible-influential-author-declares-in-a-few-years-there-might-be-religions-that-are-actually-correct

Children exposed to adult nudity, explicit sexual content during disturbing, 'illegal' drag show for 'all ages' at Oregon State

Children were exposed to adult nudity during a disturbing drag-show performance at Oregon State University that was open to "all ages," Campus Reform reported.

The performance, titled the "Illegal Drag Show," was hosted by the university's student-funded LGBT group Rainbow Continuum at the LaSells Stewart Center on June 2.

An advertisement for the event posted on the group's Instagram page stated that the performance is open to "all ages." It noted that there would be "adult themes" but did not elaborate.

"Be Gay. Do Crime," the advertisement read.

In the post's caption, Rainbow Continuum stated, "Queer people across the nation are under legislative attack, but we will NOT let them stop our partying!"

"We've got a great lineup of local queer talent sure to raise the roof just in time for it to get replaced," the post added.

Rebecca Lang, the president of the university's Students for Life chapter, told Campus Reform that the performance included mature, sexual themes even though it was clear that children were attending.

"The show consisted of extremely explicit sexual content including sexually provocative performances by men and women in drag and costumes," Lang stated.

Additional witnesses confirmed to Campus Reform that at least four children were present for the show.

"Two who were so small two adults had to sit them on their laps so they could see," Lang explained.

She noted that the minors "were subjected to a sexual display that included not only references but physical moves and sexually explicit dances by both biological men and women, and extreme nudity as well."

According to Lang, children attended the event "without a content warning, or regard for their innocence or age."

Footage from the event shared by Campus Reform showed a disturbing and bizarre performance.

At one point during the drag show, a performer who appears to be a biological woman removes her top to expose her bare breasts in front of the audience. She then performs a "titty weight lifting" act, which includes using her breasts to hold various objects, such as a wooden sword and weights.

The performer is then joined on stage by a "trans-masc" assistant, according to Campus Reform.

Additional footage captured a drag queen leading a young girl on stage while the crowd cheers. In response to a question, the child states, "He's a full-grown man."

According to Campus Reform, all relevant parties did not respond to a request for comment.

https://youtu.be/uMk4EZYSclE

https://www.theblaze.com/news/children-exposed-to-adult-nudity-explicit-sexual-content-during-disturbing-illegal-drag-show-for-all-ages-at-oregon-state

Former soldier sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexual abuse of young children on military bases including Joint Base Lewis-McChord

https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/former-soldier-sentenced-30-years-prison-sexual-abuse-young-children-military-bases