Cheyenne ‘AI mayor’ candidate concedes race as voters back human decision-making [Video]

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A man vying for the Cheyenne mayoral seat who vowed to leave all governing decisions to artificial intelligence conceded the race in Tuesday’s Wyoming primary after voters made it clear they wanted human beings — not computer algorithms — to continue making the calls in city politics.

Scripps News first told you about Victor Miller back in June, when his candidacy drew national attention after announcing that an AI chatbot he called “VIC” (which stands for “Virtual Integrated Citizen”) would be the one calling the shots on all governing issues of the city, with Miller only serving as a “humble meat avatar” since the current political system does not allow an AI to be mayor.

Pitching his candidacy as one where the city could be made more efficient given the speed at which AI can perform tasks compared to a human, Miller also believed his customized ChatGPT model would take feedback from constituents more seriously, …