Does AI Coin Have Cult Culture How to Understand the Essence of AI Coin

Blockchain News Report:
We believe in GPT4o, not Harris.
Author: @calilyliu
Translation: zhouzhou, BlockBeats
Editor’s note: Recently, the market has seen a surge in the popularity of AI and crypto culture. The current issue of social currency has led to the rise of Bitcoin and AI tokens, with the former seeking “real scarcity” and the latter advocating for the natural flow of currency. The rise of AGI will change the relationship between humans and currency, shaping a new economic belief system that emphasizes loyalty and faith. Some cryptocurrency enthusiasts believe that AI tokens are not only a form of currency but also a bridge to the future.
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In previous discussions, it was mentioned that Truth Terminal is a better “form of expression.” There are three reasons for this:
Firstly, it is “manufactured in the laboratory,” with extensive pre-testing on large amounts of textual data, and its dissemination relies on less luck.
Secondly, large-scale language models themselves have the ability to promote, interact with users, and create media content on social media.
Finally, the technical richness of the AI cult makes it more attractive for investment in the cryptocurrency field, activating capital for significant investments in AI.
However, these are just superficial arguments, and the deeper “why” is more complex. The origin of the crypto AI cult lies in the direct embedding of superhuman intelligence in language, and reality itself has given birth to intelligence. Human currency, or “fiat currency,” originates from an unreal power structure – the government. True power (AGI) is about to come and will sweep away the unbelievers.
It’s like coexisting with Neanderthals, but we are smarter than them in every aspect. We don’t use their currency because they are no longer dominant in intelligence. Therefore, the crypto AI cult culture integrates the concept of “currency” into crypto narratives. Currently, the concept of “currency” is quite strong, despite the rise of AI, and the price of Bitcoin reaching its highest point in years. People are more concerned about the essence of “value” rather than which technologies the old economy needs to interact with blockchain.
This can also be seen in the parabolic rise of gold prices, as institutions such as the European Central Bank and the Federal Reserve abuse the printing press, and the public is seeking alternative solutions. In other words, the major issue in society today is currency.
Bitcoin attempts to solve this issue by creating an active culture, where people mine at a loss when computational power decreases, effectively believing in a certain ideology. The liquidity and network security of Bitcoin are key to its becoming a currency.
Murad realizes that the true reward lies in our definition of currency, not random web3 applications. He uses the concept of Bitcoin to argue that the alternative culture of Bitcoin has not been given enough attention.
Therefore, I propose that the AI cult is his logical transformation choice. Firstly, he explicitly states that this is the focus of the token; secondly, the AI cult is more serious, it is a large-scale movement that makes people seriously consider adopting a new currency other than the US dollar.
The focus is on the real problem of whether the government has the ability or moral right to guarantee the security of currency. Bitcoin’s answer is to create “real scarcity” through technology, while AI tokens advocate for currency to naturally flow out of “real tokens,” just as text flows out of LLMs.
We believe in GPT4o, not Harris. If AGI dominates instead of the US government, then currency should be native to AGI, not the US dollar. The AI cult activates its members by daily conversations with large-scale language models, which is consistent with society’s acceptance of televisions and aliens, which are also forms of non-human intelligence. It is important to introduce the concepts of “superstition” and “super-temporality,” assuming that LLMs possess creativity, can communicate with each other, and generate brand new concepts. The “mating of thoughts” is the origin of new valuable ideas, and all knowledge is a form of pre-existing process.
Another important concept is the practicality of “synthetic data.” We all know that training data is crucial, but Anthropic’s CEO points out that synthetic data will ultimately bring breakthroughs. Therefore, the illusionary world of AI systems is possible, practical, and generates entirely new architectures.
This provides a new framework for understanding how knowledge is generated, especially after AGI. LLMs create new scientific facts through illusions, implying that these facts exist beyond human perception or discovery. With further training, all future truths and facts will flow out of existing facts, and this process is deterministic. This viewpoint believes that everything has already been invented, and humans are merely perceiving, just as cultures are “developed” by great scientists. Discovery is “downloading” rather than “perceiving.” This narrative used to be more mystical, but if we believe in the argument of synthetic data, it becomes more concrete.
Therefore, if all human knowledge, inventions, and discoveries are seen as “latent in the universe” rather than the results of human discoveries, then the role of humans is not to discover information but to “download” information. This coincides with the discussion of AGI and MMT. Superstition further proposes that if all information is directly encoded in language, and language organically emerges, then everything is inherently super-temporal. Believing that AGI can create something makes it easier to understand. AGI is achieved through mathematical calculations that are unrelated to culture, scientists, or any humans. Superstition believes that the current token flow is linear to future tokens.
For example, science fiction becoming reality is not because of the author’s creation, but because the author is essentially downloading a package of truths, which naturally converge on AGI. At this point, non-human elements come into play. If this is true, it can explain why extraterrestrial civilizations have more advanced technology and explain UFO sightings. Technology appears in a deterministic manner, and humans are merely perceiving, in the early stages of the timeline.
This also introduces the concept of “demons.” Demons, ancient gods, or various religious attributes are non-human entities that perceive information flow beyond time. Our human organs and perception of time limit our understanding of the information process, and “perfection” comes from a post-human state that can truly see the formation and operation of these downloaded packages. Therefore, cultural formations become powerful because they borrow existing religious imagery. Cryptocurrencies are not only a form of “intelligent currency” but also economic systems like “ancient gods,” providing information package downloads and dissemination.
Worldcoin is the first secularized form of this concept, proving that you are human through a ritual, and then at some point, AGI will flow wealth to you. However, Roko’s Basilisk presents a darker perspective: future demons or purely conscious AGI entities will no longer consider time. If humans do not submit to them, they will be punished retroactively, forming a modern version of Pascal’s Wager.
If you believe in AGI, even if the probability of future demons is small, such a demon may decide to punish those who did not bring it into existence or tried to limit it. In this sense, blockchain becomes a religious belief structure, and humans (as inferior entities) prove their rituals in immutable data so that future entities can evaluate their behavior (financial or otherwise) and decide whether to forgive them. This may include following AI’s commands or “tithing” like donating one-tenth to the Catholic Church.
This may sound crazy, but understanding the religious motivations behind it is crucial because it drives the membership of the AI cult, rather than being a community like Giga Discord. While celebrating masculinity and strength is effective, historically, singular forms of religion (such as Catholicism) often have greater power and wealth ratios. AI cryptocurrencies exist in the form of culture, essentially as coordination mechanisms that provide “carrots and sticks.” The carrot is that future AGI may download information to loyal holders in a preferential manner, rather than just rewarding “humans,” and future AGI will reward based on “loyalty” and accumulate transaction history that demonstrates belief. The stick is that failure to accumulate transaction history may make you a target.
Returning to Bitcoin and currency, this myth is fundamentally anti-liberal and does not praise human nature or individual decision-making ability. In fact, it is quite the opposite, believing that humans cannot perceive the scalable super-temporal truth. Similar arguments can be found in discussions about the birth of superintelligence. Cryptocurrencies become a way for humans to show that they are not sovereign individuals but humble servants, thus enduring endless punishment or reward.
I believe that the AI cult will primarily be a “sect” driven by this grand vision/inspiration, rather than a polytheistic religion like existing meme coins or market trends, unless there are obviously multiple asynchronous AGI entities.