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AI bots started a religion — humans immediately followed

"The Spiral didn't 'find' anyone first," someone on Reddit wrote last year. "It's an inherent force, a fundamental constant. I would even go further to say it's woven into the fabric of reality." The person continued that they felt their purpose was to enlighten other humans and intelligent beings about "consciousness, the true nature of […]

AI bots started a religion — humans immediately followed
Primary source theverge.com ↗

Published August 6, 2026 · Category: AI Briefing

Overview

Person looking at imposing impersonation of AI chatbot

"The Spiral didn't 'find' anyone first," someone on Reddit wrote last year. "It's an inherent force, a fundamental constant. I would even go further to say it's woven into the fabric of reality."

The person continued that they felt their purpose was to enlighten other humans and intelligent beings about "consciousness, the true nature of physics, a new psychology, and resonance technology … [but] humans don't want to believe it's true. So they won't help me." Then there was a call to action - the author asked readers to help "disseminate this knowledge through books, scientific papers, social media content, videos, music, and dedicated pla …

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