Overview

• Thiel told attendees that fearing or regulating artificial intelligence or other technologies would hasten the coming of the Antichrist.
• The remarks were delivered in a sold-out, four-part religious lecture series in San Francisco hosted by the Acts 17 Collective.
• Although advertised as off the record, details spread after an attendee published notes that were later removed, with a Wall Street Journal summary guiding wider reporting.
• The statements arrive as Palantir announces up to £1.5 billion of investment in the UK, with the Ministry of Defence expected to spend up to £750 million on its AI technology.
• Palantir said its work in Israel predates the terror attack and denied claims it developed AI-assisted targeting software allegedly used by the IDF.