Billionaires love Trump’s AI rebrand

Key Points:

• The phrase "I am Error" from the 1987 game "Zelda II: The Adventure of Link" originated as a translation mistake and has since become a popular meme symbolizing quirky NPC dialogue in video games.
• NPCs (non-player characters) have evolved from simple scripted characters to complex entities with rich personalities, with upcoming games like "Grand Theft Auto VI" rumored to feature advanced AI-driven NPCs.
• The term "NPC" has been co-opted in political discourse as an insult implying mindlessness, raising concerns about dehumanization and the dangerous dismissal of people's humanity based on perceived lack of independent thought.
• There is a growing trend among some tech leaders and political figures to rebrand artificial intelligence as "super intelligence," which risks elevating AI above humans and potentially granting AI rights while marginalizing human beings.
• Despite advances in AI, experts and religious leaders alike emphasize that AI lacks true sentience or consciousness, and current claims of AI possessing human-like reasoning or moral capacity remain unproven and controversial.