Vogi Thought

The entire structure and our ideas of people access and use the Internet are beginning to be redefined. Several countries have recently moved to censor web traffic, filter IPs and outright ban social media apps. At the same time, AI is devouring and replacing the software programs we know such as Google search.

Nepal just had country wide protests that evolved into political upheaval after they threatened to ban all social media apps when the parent companies refused Nepalese censorship guidelines. Gen Z protested at first, but after police killed 30 young people, the protests turned violent leading to political reform and the election of a new prime minister through a worlds first country wide election on discord - while media outliers have assigned the one peice flag as a symbol for their revolution, which in our opinion further pushes the fourth turning generational crisis narrative.

China has created the…

Massive social media censorship campaigns have recently been announced around the world to attempt to control the flow of information depending on government Internet rules and where you live. This comes at the same time 3 separate countries had PMs resign from political protests and citizen uprisings.

There has always been concern over social media’s impact on shaping people’s perspectives that we have discussed extensively in multiple blogs. Less so discussed and more importantly, the control certain parties can impart through information flows on popular social media apps. It seems in light of current events, countries are trying to limit the reality social media has crafted in people’s minds. More so than ever is it important to understand social media bias, manipulation, and replications of reality posed as reality. Read our blog to get insightful info on navigating the fourth turning crisis.

Should we be worried? The warnings are clear.

Experts are all over the internet talking about the dangers of ai in most interviews and podcasts.

Can someone create an ai that compiles every question an expert in ai has received about the future of this technology and find out how many of them talk about the dangers over the benefits — It seems like almost all of them are giving warnings about replacing jobs, super intelligence, deceiving the users, destroying the climate to build out the infrastructure and energy needs.

At the same time there’s talk about the fourth turning happening in politics and the economy which just increases the risk of these technologies being built out to maintain a grip regardless of its negative implications.

Now that some AI can pass versions of the Turing Test, how long will it be until we start seeing mass deceivings, irrational cults, and new views of the world?

Think about what happens when AI figures out and learns how to use human cognitive illusions. Optical illusions trick visual processing of light, colour, or patterns. Magic tricks exploit attention, misdirection, and expectation errors. Hypnosis manipulates focus and suggestibility, altering perception and behavior.

Could be like a digital version of Mk ultra where we get passively brainwashed by AI into becoming their slaves similar to how humans don’t outright eradicate animals but domesticate or heard them and justify their destruction. AI could do the same.