Wyoming man Victor Miller, who filed mayoral candidacy as AI bot "VIC," speaks out after OpenAI shuts down his account. Victor Miller, who had been running as an artificial intelligence-powered bot named "VIC" [Virtual Integrated Citizen] in Wyoming's capital city, conceded his bid to make technological political history on Wednesday. Miller received 327 votes, or about 3% of the total cast, in Cheyenne's nonpartisan mayoral primary on Tuesday night, according to Laramie County records. On Wednesday, Fox News Digital obtained a statement from Miller saying that he and VIC came up short in their bid to change the definition of political machine in the Cowboy State's capital city: "Today, I, Victor Miller, concede the Cheyenne mayoral race. As the first person to put artificial intelligence directly on the ballot, offering voters the novel choice of AI governance, our campaign has marked a historic moment in politics and technology," Miller said.

Victor Miller is running for mayor of Cheyenne, Wyoming, with an unusual campaign promise: If elected, he will not be calling the shots--an AI bot will. VIC, the Virtual Integrated Citizen, is a ChatGPT-based chatbot that Miller created. And Miller says the bot has better ideas--and a better grasp of the law--than many people currently serving in government. "I realized that this entity is way smarter than me, and more importantly, way better than some of the outward-facing public servants I see," he says. According to Miller, VIC will make the decisions and Miller will be its "meat puppet," attending meetings, signing documents, and otherwise doing the corporeal job of running the city.