South Park used its latest episode to mock billionaire culture and the effects of data centres, with a deepfake-style Donald Trump appearing in the ending. The story follows Butters as he tries to remove a community of billionaires whose data centres are disrupting life in town, linking the satire to current debate over AI risks and oversight.

The fictional Billionaire Weenietown is a group of anthropomorphic disembodied penises, whose leader recalls that billionaires were unpopular at school and whose opinions about peptides on Joe Rogan’s podcast are unwelcome. Butters eventually sends some to Nashville and persuades the others to move elsewhere. The article also notes that California Governor Gavin Newsom ordered experts to discuss AI safety plans and a possible emergency shutoff within 60 days, while Trump has dismissed AI concerns as a hoax.