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orangecrush

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Sat Jun 6, 2026, 11:18 AM Saturday

AI, Argentina and the Antichrist: Thiel's Vision Blooms [View all]

Javier Milei, the president of Argentina, has shed light on billionaire Peter Thiel’s reason for suddenly planting roots in his country.

In a Financial Times op-ed, Milei announced plans to make Argentina the world’s top destination for tech billionaires seeking to escape regulation, legal liability, and taxes. Milei’s op-ed trumpeted new legislation that would do three things:

1. “Keep AI unregulated,” providing a haven for companies wishing to develop the technology without guardrails or government rules.

2. Create a new business category for what Milei called the “non-human corporation.” These would be companies supposedly “operated by AI agents or robots” that could “exercise independent judgment in unpredictable environments.” These non-human companies would receive major protections in the form of limited liability for whatever decisions they might allegedly make on their own, without human intervention.

https://www.thenerdreich.com/ai-argentina-and-the-antichrist-thiels-vision-blooms/


Much more at link.

Recommended reading.


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Been thinking a lot about this song lately JCMach1 Saturday #1
Awesome orangecrush Saturday #2
Argentina AI Chainsaw Murders, coming soon lol n/t Cheezoholic Saturday #3
Expected orangecrush Saturday #6
Include[WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong]; /*nt*/ eppur_se_muova Saturday #4
is there a market for this, when it will never be allowed to expand outside of Argentina? Baitball Blogger Saturday #5
You nailed it orangecrush Saturday #7
As far as I'm concerned, they can also have TACO's pet muskrat. MLWR Saturday #8
We can dream orangecrush Saturday #10
A lot of money changing hands there. patphil Saturday #9
I can see that scenario orangecrush Saturday #11
K&R! It's good to see Gil posting about this. My OP on it a couple of days ago: highplainsdem Saturday #12
Thanks orangecrush Saturday #15
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You have connected the dots orangecrush Saturday #14
Collosus the Forbin Project Radical Lutheran Saturday #16
Saw that movie years ago. Fear of the unknown here vapor2 Saturday #20
Oh Dear God.... Makes me glad I'm on the old side. calimary Saturday #17
Same orangecrush Saturday #18
One thing not mentioned - what do the Argentinian's think about this? harumph Saturday #19
True orangecrush Saturday #21
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