Guardian digs into the world of Jack Lasota and the tech-centric 'Zizians'
Earlier this year, police revealed the existence of what they described as a violent cult called the Zizians after their leader, who goes by Ziz online and whose real name is Jack Lasota. It takes a lot of unpacking to understand the fringe philosophy with tech underpinnings espoused by Lasota, and J Oliver Conroy embarks on the task at the Guardian. How did "hyper-intelligent young altruists" who set out to protect the world from the dangers of artificial intelligence wind up on a path linked to six deaths? "The answers lie in a strange saga of idealism and disenchantment: a violent collision of internet culture and the real world -- and perhaps a harbinger of more uncanny tidings to come."