Members of AI Fringe Group Arrested for Two Killings

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Tangled Web As if the San Francisco Bay Area couldn't be weirder, there is now suspicion that a bizarre AI-enthusiastic group in the region may have inspired a pair of deadly assaults that took place thousands of miles apart.

As Open Vallejo reports, two young computer scientists and apparent lovers, 22-year-old Maximillian Snyder and 21-year-old Teresa Youngblut — admirers of the Bay Area-based fringe ideological group known as "Zizians," who want to speed up the AI takeover of humanity — were arrested this month for slayings that took place on opposite coasts.

Morris explains, Ziz and his compatriots believe that AI will ultimately bring about the destruction of humankind — and per their thinking, that's a desirable outcome.

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Author / Journalist: Noor Al-Sibai

Category: Technology

Markets: United States

Topics: Rationalism Murders The digest Cults Artificial Intelligence

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Published On: 2025-02-01 @ 20:00:09 (11 hours ago)

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