{"slug": "inside-peter-thiels-secretive-invite-only-club-sex-cult-building-and-world-war", "title": "Inside Peter Thiel’s secretive, invite-only club: Sex, cult-building and World War III", "summary": "Leaked records reveal that billionaire investor Peter Thiel has secretly led an invite-only club called Dialog, which hosted retreats featuring sessions on sex, cult-building, and World War III preparations. The leaked data exposed personal information about hundreds of members, including political affiliations and matchmaking preferences, and included attendees such as Sen. Ted Cruz and Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale.", "body_md": "# Inside Peter Thiel’s secretive, invite-only club: Sex, cult-building and World War III\n\nSee more of our coverage in your search results.\n\n[Add The New York Post on Google](https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=nypost.com)\n\nBillionaire investor Peter Thiel has for years headed a secretive club that gathered tech executives, government officials and financiers for off-the-record retreats featuring discussions about sex, cult-building and even preparations for World War III, according to a report.\n\nA trove of leaked records tied to the invitation-only group, known as “Dialog,” exposed sensitive information about hundreds of members and attendees — including political affiliations, matchmaking preferences and personal predictions about the future of AI, [the online news site Wired reported.](https://www.wired.com/story/leak-exposes-members-of-peter-thiels-secretive-dialog-society/)\n\nThe records revealed a program for this summer’s gathering outside Dublin featuring sessions titled “How’s Your Sex Life?,” “Build-a-Cult” and “Navigating WWIII,” while also exposing info the organization reportedly assured members would remain private.\n\n“Dialog” also appears to double as a matchmaking service.\n\nAccording to Wired, attendees were asked whether they were “looking for love” and could opt into a network designed to foster “meaningful connections for exceptional people.”\n\nThe leaked records included members’ self-described talents, which ranged from “funhouse construction” and backcountry skiing to “compassion and existential dread,” according to the report.\n\nParticipants were also asked to predict the future, with many forecasting that AI would dramatically reshape society.\n\nSome reportedly predicted [mass job displacement](https://nypost.com/2026/04/02/business/ai-pushes-2026-tech-layoffs-past-50k-and-counting-employers-say/), an “AI winter,” domestic terrorism targeting data centers and even a religious revival sparked by technological disruption.\n\nThe leaked records feature a directory with bold-face names from government, finance, technology, academia and national security, according to Wired. Those include Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) and Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale.\n\nThe registration list for Dialog’s 2026 retreat reportedly identified 222 attendees and categorized them by membership status, including “active member” and “guest.”\n\nThe gathering is scheduled to take place Aug. 12 to 16.\n\nThe attendee list reportedly featured executives from Google and DeepMind, hedge fund billionaires, bestselling authors and religious leaders.\n\nThe conference’s focus on artificial intelligence, nuclear conflict and the future of civilization mirrors interests that have long occupied Thiel himself.\n\nThe billionaire investor[ recently relocated his family](https://nypost.com/2026/05/29/business/peter-thiel-moves-family-to-argentina-to-flee-taxes-ai-meltdown-potential-nuclear-war-report/) to Buenos Aires, Argentina, according to the [New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/world/americas/peter-thiel-argentina.html), amid [concerns ranging from taxes](https://nypost.com/2026/04/24/real-estate/billionaire-peter-thiel-buys-buenos-aires-mansion-for-12m/) and political instability to the possibility of nuclear war and an AI-driven catastrophe.\n\nThiel, who obtained New Zealand citizenship in 2011 and has reportedly explored citizenship opportunities elsewhere, has for years cultivated what critics describe as a network of fallback options in the event of geopolitical upheaval or civilizational crisis.\n\nIn recent years, the PayPal co-founder has gained a rep for talking about religious and apocalyptic themes, publicly warning that fears surrounding existential threats could be used to justify a powerful “one-world” government.\n\nThiel and others named in the Wired report did not comment to the outlet. The Post has sought comment from Thiel, Cruz, Himes and Lonsdale.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/inside-peter-thiels-secretive-invite-only-club-sex-cult-building-and-world-war", "canonical_source": "https://nypost.com/2026/06/17/business/peter-thiels-invite-only-club-featured-talks-on-sex-cult-building-and-world-war-iii-report/", "published_at": "2026-06-17 15:44:38+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-17 15:55:29.048337+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-safety", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Peter Thiel", "Dialog", "Ted Cruz", "Jim Himes", "Joe Lonsdale", "Palantir", "Google", "DeepMind"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/inside-peter-thiels-secretive-invite-only-club-sex-cult-building-and-world-war", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/inside-peter-thiels-secretive-invite-only-club-sex-cult-building-and-world-war.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/inside-peter-thiels-secretive-invite-only-club-sex-cult-building-and-world-war.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/inside-peter-thiels-secretive-invite-only-club-sex-cult-building-and-world-war.jsonld"}}