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Tech Moguls and Veterans Prepare for AI Apocalypse

As concerns about artificial intelligence grow, some individuals, including billionaires and military veterans, are taking steps to prepare for potential catastrophic scenarios.

US Politics 2 hours ago
Tech Moguls and Veterans Prepare for AI Apocalypse

The escalating discussions around the potential dangers of artificial intelligence have prompted some individuals to prepare for worst-case scenarios, according to recent reports. These preparations range from securing personal survival shelters to stockpiling resources and training in tactical operations.

Drew Miller, a former U.S. Air Force intelligence officer, believes that advanced AI could pose an existential threat to humanity. He has been actively involved in developing preparedness strategies for such events. Miller's operation, Fortitude Ranch, manages eight survival properties across the United States, designed to offer refuge in the event of societal collapse, civil war, nuclear attack, or widespread power failures. These ranches provide individuals with access to secure, underground bunkers, stocked with necessary supplies.

Miller's advice for evading rogue AI includes making oneself as non-threatening as possible. He has stated that he is receiving numerous inquiries about the potential AI threat. Today, Miller is being inundated with emails and questions about the potential AI threat

Fortitude Ranch's locations are spread out across remote areas of the U.S. Miller's Fortitude Ranch locations are spread out acoross the US and designed in 2014 The facilities were initially conceived to prepare for a variety of catastrophic events. Fortitude Ranch was built for an array of events – civil war, nuclear attack, power failures People can purchase access to rooms within these ranches for use during times of societal upheaval. People can purchase access to rooms to 'bug out' in in the event of a societal collapse

Beyond survival shelters, some groups are focusing on preparedness through combat readiness. Cody Beckner, a member of the Virginia Kekoas militia, trains extensively in firearms, military tactics, and survival skills. Cody Beckner is a member of the Virginia Kekoas, a militia whose members train in firearms, military tactics and survival prepping Beckner believes weapons will be crucial in a scenario where supercharged AI might attack humanity. Former US Air Force intelligence officer Drew Miller believes weapons will be crucial if supercharged AI attack humanity

While the idea of an AI-driven apocalypse may seem sudden to many, the concept of AI threats has been discussed for decades. The world finally seems to have woken up to the potential threat from AI, some seventy years after the term was coined Some individuals, like Ulrik Horn, have designed specialized equipment such as pop-up clean air capsules intended to protect occupants from airborne biological agents. Ulrik Horn has designed a pop-up clean air capsule, which he claims protects people inside from biological agents in the air outside These efforts reflect a growing number of people preparing for a range of potential disasters. While many seem surprised by the threat, others have been readying for the scenario for years

Miller's operation, Fortitude Ranch, operates eight survival ranches in remote locations. Miller's operation, Fortitude Ranch, operates eight survival ranches in remote locations


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