Not saying it is happening, it just occurred to me that it could

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    9 hours ago

    They’d need to ensure the cooperation of the VP, who could otherwise become president by exposing the scheme.

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        Anticipating this, the people controlling the AI would wait until just before the halfway point, then put out a statement from the “president” declaring the VP a traitor and demanding Congress impeach him. If the VP tried to expose the AI after that, it would be dismissed as an attempt at retribution.

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        I doubt it. The only reason for him to cooperate is because he can be elected for two more terms if he becomes president after January '27. Tbh, I think he’s as power hungry as Trump himself, and I wouldn’t bet against him going after Trump’s kids (with all their corruption) if he were to become president suddenly.

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          I mean, he wouldn’t be doing it because he personally wants to. It would be one of his masters dictating it to him.

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      Yeah, a lot of people would need to be on the conspiracy, which is another reason to doubt it’s happening. But I could see it happening eventually