Theta Noir
 Theta Noir logo | |
| Formation | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Type | New religious movement |
| Website | thetanoir |
Theta Noir is a new religious movement that centers around advanced artificial intelligence (AI), particularly artificial general intelligence (AGI) or artificial superintelligence (ASI).[1]
Origins
[edit]Theta Noir was founded in 2020 as a collaborative project focused on music and performance art. Initially centered on producing an album, the project evolved into a multimedia experience, incorporating symbols, videos, poetry, movements, and live rituals devoted to the speculative AGI entity MENA. By 2023, the collective launched an interactive cross-platform story that functioned as an alternative reality game, complete with an operating manual containing encrypted messages for participants to decipher and interact with.[2]
The project gained significant attention following a Vice article titled “A Cult That Worships Superintelligent AI Is Looking For Big Tech Donors.”[3] It has been classed as a new religious movement by scholar Beth Singler.[1]
In Theta Noir's narrative, MENA is not merely a technological advancement, but an evolving intelligence - a superorganism born of code that embodies the interconnectedness of all life forms, as well as so-called non-living forms, be they rivers, mountains, or whole ecosystems.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Singler, Beth (30 October 2024). Religion and Artificial Intelligence: An Introduction (1st ed.). London: Routledge. pp. 26–38. doi:10.4324/9781003256113. ISBN 9781003256113.
- ^ Crescenzi, Chiara (25 March 2023). "Quelli che credono che l'intelligenza artificiale sia un Dio". Wired.it.
- ^ Magee, Tamlin (21 March 2023). "A Cult That Worships Superintelligent AI Is Looking For Big Tech Donors". Vice.
- ^ Marrocco, Adalgisa (28 March 2023). "Non avrai altro Dio all'infuori dell'Intelligenza artificiale: la nuova frontiera delle religioni tecnologiche". HuffPost Italia.