Peter Thiel’s secret society leak links AI disruption, cult-building, and World War III
Another year, another leak hits tech star entrepreneur Peter Thiel's 20-year-old secretive society, Dialog, as more spicy details emerge.
Peter Thiel. Nordin Catic/Getty Images/The Cambridge Union.
Another year, another leak hits tech star entrepreneur Peter Thiel's 20-year-old secretive society, Dialog, as more spicy details emerge.
- A leak has exposed attendee details and discussion topics from the 2026 retreat of Peter Thiel's invitation-only Dialog society.
- Topics reportedly include AI disruption, World War III scenarios, cult-building, politics, and personal relationships.
- The attendee list includes senior US officials, military leaders, tech executives, investors, and data industry figures.
- The leak also revealed personal information, future predictions, and a members-only matchmaking initiative
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Wired said it independently confirmed the contents of the leak that was first revealed by the Swiss hacktivist maia arson crimew via an anonymous tip. While an undisclosed source is said to have provided the outlet with the registration list for Dialog's 2026 retreat, scheduled for August 12th–16th near Dublin, Ireland.
Per the report, 222 registrants, of whom 87 are first-time attendees, are offered quite a diverse program, ranging from discussions on whether money buys happiness, how to prepare for World War III, how to build a cult or a party, and whether your sex life is good.
Among the publicly mentioned names on the list are General Alexus Grynkewich, NATO's supreme allied commander Europe and the head of US European Command, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Senator Ted Cruz, Palantir cofounder Joe Lonsdale, and others, including representatives of some of the US's largest surveillance, data-broker, and advertising-data companies.
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Per Wired, none of the contacted individuals responded to requests for comment.
What's more, some of the registrants are categorized. For example, Auren Hoffman, Dialog’s chairman and founder of the location-data broker SafeGraph and the identity-resolution firm LiveRamp, appears in the same category as the head of the Treasury, which is responsible for the rules governing financial data.
The leak also offers a glimpse into what the registrants predict for the future of this planet, as AI is estimated to reorder work, war, education, and belief within a few years, while "Societal degeneration will continue to accelerate."
The themes align with Thiel’s growing interest in religious and civilizational questions.
Earlier, Cybernews reported that Thiel drew attention in Rome after hosting a series of invitation-only lectures exploring the concept of the Antichrist and the possibility that emerging threats such as AI, nuclear weapons, and climate crises could be used to justify forms of global governance.
The Wired-disclosed leak also reveals that anyone interested in finding love and "meaningful connections for exceptional people" can visit a dedicated website, dating.dialog.org.
In either case, it's not the first time the secretive Dialog has appeared in public. For example, it surfaced earlier this year in the Justice Department's release of the Epstein files, where Jeffrey Epstein was mentioned on the 2014 Dialog retreat invitation list. However, it's unclear whether Epstein attended this or any other Dialog events.
Meanwhile, almost a year ago, Axios reported that the society was preparing a major expansion, including a real estate purchase to build a campus in the D.C. suburbs.
FAQ
Is Peter Thiel Christian?
Yes. Peter Thiel identifies as Christian, and he has spoken publicly about his Christian faith and its influence on his worldview, though he is not known for being strongly tied to any single denomination in a conventional sense.
Can I invest in Peter Thiel's Founders fund?
Not directly. Founders Fund is a private venture capital firm, so you can’t just buy into it like a public stock.Typically, only large institutional investors (like pension funds or endowments) and very high-net-worth individuals are able to invest in its funds through private commitments, and those opportunities are usually not open to the general public.
Does Peter Thiel still own Paypal?
No. Peter Thiel does not still own PayPal.He was a co-founder of PayPal and served as its CEO early on, but he sold most of his stake after PayPal was acquired by eBay in 2002. He later reinvested in other tech companies and venture funds instead.
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