Gormless in the Machine: On Running AI and Meat Avatars For Elective Office
“Meat avatars to the AI system” just doesn’t have the same je ne sais quoi as “Land of the free, and home of the brave”
Cheyenne, Wyoming, is famous for Cheyenne Frontier Days, one of the largest rodeos in the country, and still has the feel of being on the frontier of America nearly 150 years after founding. It’s a city entrenched in cowboy culture and frontier spirit that is still an oasis of civilization in a seemingly endless open countryside.
Not the place you would expect an ambitious technophile to pitch the fine citizens of Cheyenne on being governed by, and this is a direct quote “himself as a ‘meat avatar’ and separate from the AI-program he chooses to call VIC.”
Laramie County last month officially permitted Miller’s candidacy. There was a caveat: The ballot would no longer say “VIC” but instead “Victor Miller.” The county also declared that there was no AI candidate running for office.
“Victor Miller, through countless interviews and statements to media, has consistently maintained a distinction between himself as a ‘meat avatar’ and separate from the AI-program he chooses to call VIC,” Laramie County…
