The first artificial intelligence-aided political candidate, Victor Miller, lost his race in Cheyenne, Wyoming’s mayoral election on Tuesday, Aug. 20. The vote was a landslide for the incumbent mayoral candidate.
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Of the more than 11,000 votes cast, Miller, who dubbed himself the “Meat Avatar” and ran alongside his AI bot he named “VIC,” wrangled in fewer than 330 votes on Tuesday. Meanwhile, incumbent Mayor Patrick Collins easily won reelection with more than 6,200 votes.
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While Miller congratulated Collins on his victory, he called his own campaign, “historic,” “groundbreaking” and “remarkable.” He also said that he plans to go further with AI in government.
Miller announced the formation of the Rational Governance Alliance to expand on his idea to put AI directly “in charge of government decisions.” Miller’s ultimate goal is to have AI responsible for decision-making in public office while humans serve as “legal and physical intermediaries.”
Miller’s push for AI government and belief that the technology is better at making unbiased decisions than humans has drawn criticism. One Princeton professor likened Miller’s idea of AI governance to “replacing a car with a cardboard cutout of a car.”
In June, Miller faced a legal challenge to his run for mayor of Cheyenne. After Wyoming’s Secretary of state questioned Miller on the legality of his run, Miller was forced to put his own name on the ballot instead of his AI-bot VIC’s name on the ballot as the candidate.
However, Miller appears to remain undeterred, declaring AI “the future of democracy.”
[KARAH RUCKER]
HUMANITY WON OUT OVER ROBOTS IN A WYOMING ELECTION – AND IT WASN’T EVEN CLOSE.
THE FIRST A-I ASSISTED POLITICAL CANDIDATE VICTOR MILLER LOST HIS RACE IN CHEYENNE’S MAYORAL ELECTION IN A LANDSLIDE TUESDAY.
OF THE MORE THAN 11-THOUSAND VOTES CAST– VICTOR MILLER, WHO DUBBED HIMSELF THE “MEAT AVATAR” AND RAN ALONGSIDE HIS A-I BOT NAMED “VIC”– WRANGLED IN FEWER THAN 330 VOTES.
INCUMBENT MAYOR PATRICK COLLINS EASILY WON RE-ELECTION WITH MORE THAN 62-HUNDRED VOTES.
WHILE MILLER CONGRATULATED COLLINS ON HIS VICTORY– HE CALLED HIS OWN CAMPAIGN “HISTORIC,” “GROUNDBREAKING,” AND “REMARKABLE” AND SAID HE PLANS TO GO FURTHER WITH A-I IN GOVERNMENT.
ANNOUNCING THE FORMATION OF THE RATIONAL GOVERNANCE ALLIANCE TO EXPAND ON HIS IDEA TO PUT A-I DIRECTLY “IN CHARGE OF GOVERNMENT DECISIONS.”
HIS ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO HAVE A-I RESPONSIBLE FOR DECISION-MAKING IN PUBLIC OFFICE WHILE HUMANS WILL SERVE AS “LEGAL AND PHYSICAL INTERMEDIARIES.”
MILLER’S PUSH FOR A-I GOVERNMENT AND BELIEF THAT THE TECH IS BETTER AT MAKING UNBIASED DECISIONS THAN HUMANS HAS DRAWN CRITICISM.
ONE PRINCETON PROFESSOR LIKENED MILLER’S IDEA OF A-I GOVERNANCE AS “REPLACING A CAR WITH A CARDBOARD CUTOUT OF A CAR.”
STILL, MILLER REMAINS UNDETERRED– DECLARING A-I “THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY.”
FOR MORE ON THE ADVANCEMENT OF A-I IN OUR EVERYDAY LIFE– DOWNLOAD THE STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS APP.
FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS– I’M KARAH RUCKER.
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