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Author claims Soviet Union's war on religion paved way for AI

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The author posits a theory that the Soviet Union's systematic suppression of religion during the Cold War was an attempt to "kill God" and sever the connection between humanity and the divine. This act, according to the post, created a void that has since been filled by technology and artificial intelligence. The author suggests a pattern linking this historical suppression to the current leadership of powerful AI labs, implying a continuous thread from the Soviet era to modern AI development. AI

IMPACT This opinion piece suggests a speculative link between historical religious suppression and the rise of AI, offering a fringe perspective on the origins of artificial intelligence.

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece presenting a fringe theory about the historical roots of AI, not a factual report or release.

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Author claims Soviet Union's war on religion paved way for AI

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Mahmoud Harmouch ·

    It is always the Russians

    <blockquote> <p>This post was originally published on <a href="https://wiseai.dev/blogs/it-is-always-the-russians" rel="noopener noreferrer">the main website</a> on <a href="https://github.com/wiseaidotdev/blog/pull/7" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apr 7 2026</a>. I am reposting it h…

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