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Peter Thiel Fears the Antichrist Is Coming. In Rome, Some Call His View Heresy.

Peter Thiel, co-founder of Palantir and PayPal, warns of an Antichrist-like technocratic order driven by AI risks during a secretive four-day lecture series, sparking Vatican and Italian lawmakers' criticism.

  • On Sunday, Thiel began a planned four-day lecture series in Rome at the Palazzo Orsini Taverna, organized with the Vincenzo Gioberti Cultural Association.
  • Drawing on biblical prophecy, Peter Thiel warns the Antichrist concept promises safety from artificial intelligence and existential risks to consolidate power and oppose international bodies.
  • Illicit recordings were leaked and published by The Guardian amid a recent international tour that included San Francisco and Paris.
  • Paolo Benanti and other Catholic commentators wrote that Thiel's vision is disturbing and heretical, while Italian lawmakers this month denounced his 'scandalous ideas' and No Kings movement protesters rallied in Rome.
  • The episode positions the Church and tech elites for increased scrutiny, as proximity to the Vatican has sharpened responses and prompts calls for transparency on Palantir and Thiel's ties.
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The controversial tech entrepreneur speaks in Rome about the "Antichrist". Especially the Vatican is rather unpleasant.

·Zürich, Switzerland
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The Founder of PayPal and financer MAGA was in Rome to give lessons at the closed door about the Anti-Christy and Black Illuminism. The initiative has already been of value to her for her legacy charges by an Italian priest.

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