RT Reed: it's 2027. you take a free-tier public Waymo to the DMV (Department of Model Variance) to do a proof-of-identity check for access to GPT 7.1....
A satirical Twitter thread imagines a 2027 where human users must pass a retinal identity check at a government DMV (Department of Model Variance) to access advanced AI models like GPT-7.1. The story touches on themes of AI wrappers, government restrictions on AI access, personalized services, and geopolitical tensions around model ensoulment and national security.
Background
A satirical near-future tweet imagining a world where AI access is government-regulated like a driver's license. Key references:
- **Waymo**: Alphabet/Google's self-driving taxi service, already operating in US cities.
- **DMV** is playfully redefined as "Department of Model Variance" — a parody of government AI regulation.
- **Claude** (Anthropic) and **GPT** (OpenAI) are real rival AI model families.
- **Mr. Beast**: a hugely popular YouTuber known for high-production stunts/giveaways.
- **Open-weight backup agents**: a jab at open-source AI models (e.g. Meta's Llama) that anyone can run locally, vs. closed API models.
- **Non-ensouled**: mocks political debates about AI sentience, particularly US suspicion of Chinese AI.
- **Fable** is a fictional superintelligent model, inaccessible to the public — parodying hype around "GPT-5" and the idea of AI so powerful it's kept secret.
- **Pete Hegseth**: a Fox News commentator and Trump administration official; the joke is that a culture-war figure now regulates AI.