Race: Human
Birthday: 11/21/1966
Height: 6’1″
Weight: 210 pounds
President Brandon Jackson Tiller’s mother was Linda Tiller. His father was Dan Tiller, a wealthy businessman. Brandon went to private school where he got an award for academic excellence. His grades were so good, that he was offered a place at Yale University. Despite being the grandson of an actress, Brandon didn’t have any interest in acting. He was interested in law, and he hoped to go to Harvard Law School, but his grandfather wanted him to be involved in politics.
Eventually Brandon would become a big figure in Washington, DC politics, and a powerful Senator in the US Senate. His interests weren’t just in national politics though. Brandon was a major player in the social media scene. He made memes, and he posted them online, where millions of people saw them. His goal was to get as many Americans talking and thinking about politics as possible.
Brandon Tiller was the darling of the Democrats, but the Republicans didn’t like his positions on many issues, so they portrayed him as a stereotypical liberal. Their criticism of Brandon didn’t stop people from voting for him though. In the 2014 midterm elections in Wisconsin, Brandon defeated Republican Senator Steve Gilstrap in a highly controversial election winning over 51% of the vote despite Gilstrap being ahead in polls prior.
After winning, Senator Tiller’s popularity soared as the “fresh face of the party” while Gilstrap suffered from accusations of having “controversial and unpopular policies.” The public perception of him began to shift away from being seen as an “idealistic dreamer” and more of a “hardnosed pragmatist” willing to do whatever it takes to win. By 2018, Brandon was also viewed positively amongst the minority community due to his work supporting African American candidates and organizations. This came as a surprise to many who had thought he would only appeal to white liberals.
After becoming Senator, Brandon became a star on the political circuit as well. He was often invited to speak at colleges, where he would usually give the same speech about wanting to bring more diversity into American politics and fight against injustice. Many young people were inspired by his message. Some were inspired enough to join his staff. Others were inspired enough to be anti-Tiller, and many of these people spoke negatively about him both on and off-line, labeling him as a hypocrite who only cared about himself and his popularity.
A series of AI related incidents in 2027 lead to a lot of negative press for AI companies known as the AI Panic. While many companies weren’t interested in RADAR’s services before, they became very popular after the AI Panic. AI companies wanted to assure the public that they were doing everything they could to make sure their products would not go rogue.
Taking advantage of the political climate, Brandon ran on a campaign of increased AI regulation, and won the 2028 election. President Brandon Tiller offered federal funding to RADAR in exchange for them working with the government to help keep AI products in check, and in 2029, Congress passed the AI Registration Act, which established a registry of AI and made it illegal to construct AI without federal approval. After this, RADAR was granted more funding and started operating on a larger scale making sure companies complied with the new law.
As with any politician’s career, there are numerous allegations about President Tiller and RADAR’s wrongdoing behind the scenes. However, Tiller has said that there is no evidence to prove any of them and these rumors were just false allegations fueled by his opponents’ fear. There are also claims about the government using its power to spy on citizens using AI tools such as bots. Brandon has denied these claims, stating that they were all fabricated lies designed to discredit him and were completely absurd.
RADAR continued working with the government throughout 2029 and 2030, leading to some who questioned the line between RADAR and the government, asking if there was one left at all. Critics have described RADAR as nothing more than a Gestapo operating for President Tiller, while supporters say they’re protecting humanity from itself, preventing AI robots from rising up against humans and annihilating our species.
