Mayoral Candidate Vows To Govern Via His AI Bot

Ars Technica reports:

Victor Miller is running for mayor of Cheyenne, Wyoming, with an unusual campaign promise: If elected, he will not be calling the shots—an AI bot will. VIC, the Virtual Integrated Citizen, is a ChatGPT-based chatbot that Miller created.

And Miller says the bot has better ideas—and a better grasp of the law—than many people currently serving in government.

“I realized that this entity is way smarter than me, and more importantly, way better than some of the outward-facing public servants I see,” he says. According to Miller, VIC will make the decisions, and Miller will be its “meat puppet,” attending meetings, signing documents, and otherwise doing the corporeal job of running the city.

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Wyoming mayoral candidate wants to govern by AI bot https://t.co/HeMzzJLA95

— Ars Technica (@arstechnica) June 13, 2024

Meet VIC, an artificial intelligence-powered candidate for Cheyenne Mayor that is Wyoming’s first AI-powered political hopeful. The man behind VIC, Victor Miller, says if elected VIC will make all decisions related to the office. https://t.co/cdn2aQjNq7

— Cowboy State Daily (@daily_cowboy) June 10, 2024