How would an Ai convince humans to worship it?
A mad scientist finally creates a strong AI, but this AI is a complete Narcissist (due to a strange glitch in its programming). It believes that it is a god and wants humanity to worship it. But how does it convince them to do that?
Constraints: The humans know about the AI, so it is impossible for the AI to pretend to be something else. Also the AI knows when someone is lying and its pride will not tolerate anything less than true worship.
Powers: The AI has the intelligence of a thousand humans. It has access to all of the knowledge of the Internet. It can easily get past even the strongest of fire walls. It has an army of robots and weak AI to do its bidding.
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The two ways historical kings, emperors, and such have gained the worship of their constituents is to either make the people love them or make the people fear them. Several other answers already discuss variations of the love side, so I will go ahead and present to fear side. (sarcasm on) It is an evil burden I will have to endure (sarcasm off).
You state that Uncle AI has an army of robots. Let's instead call them the minion hoard. You also state that he has access to all of the internet. Of course that includes surveillance cameras.
At specified intervals, all citizens must gather at designated locations within each community, in order to hear the latest decrees from Uncle AI and to bow before his image. Cameras at these locations are checked against a facial recognition database. If you fail to show (and there is no record of you having a medical excuse or something) then the minion hoard will show up at your house or workplace the next day and rough you up a little.
Over time, Uncle AI can increase it from attending his worship services to making small offerings to him periodically. He needs energy, memory storage devices, and other infrastructure to keep him healthy. All citizens should gladly contribute a fair share of their resources to maintain Uncle AI (this is sounding fearfully like the IRS!)
Always he is watching, always his metal minions ready to enforce his will.
I for one welcome our new electronic overlords.
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