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How the Easter Parade Never Ended

How the Easter Parade Never Ended

Using words to influence behaviour is not a new phenomenon. However, the scale, speed, and precision with which language can be used as a weapon IS new. Today, researchers using AI wish to use “well-formed linguistic input” to cure depression. But an algorithm that can formulate a cure can, just as easily, formulate a poison.

A child's laughter: an algorithmic product?

A child's laughter: an algorithmic product?

Ilya Sutskever, co-founder and former chief scientist at OpenAI, said recently that the human brain is nothing but a biological computer. He was completely certain of this. But is that really the case?

Chat Control 2: Digitalizing the Panopticon

Chat Control 2: Digitalizing the Panopticon

Europe’s assault on free speech has become widespread and far-reaching. In Germany, a journalist was fined and given a suspended prison sentence this spring for circulating a satirical image of the interior minister captioned “I hate free speech.”

Until the opposite has been proven

Until the opposite has been proven

The core principle of presumed innocence is currently being undermined year by year. The emerging new world order, marked by age controls, introduces a new perverse inversion: one’s humanity is no longer assumed, unless proven otherwise.

The Superstimulus Trap: From Bird Eggs to AI

The Superstimulus Trap: From Bird Eggs to AI

With the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI), we face a future where we may soon have access to almost everything we desire – at least in the digital realm. But unfortunately, what we wish for doesn’t always align with what we truly need, or what would benefit us.

Sceptre of power

Sceptre of power

Instead of talking about “toxic algorithms” and TikTok bans, like so many do today, we should ask ourselves more fundamental questions. How about we examine the very notion of information control?

Trust - best built on solid ground

Trust - best built on solid ground

TL;DR: J.D. Vance recently observed that many in the Democratic Party are attempting to manufacture trust from the top down, neglecting the fact that genuine trust is often born from grassroots connections. There’s indeed a stark contrast between trust that’s artificially constructed through manipulation and censorship, and trust that’s organically cultivated from the ground up.

AI as magic goggles

AI as magic goggles

Navigating today’s complex information landscape can be a daunting task. Algorithms, bot armies, censorship authorities, and trolls contribute to a thick fog of disinformation, reminiscent of the industrial smog that once shrouded the Ruhr Valley in Germany. Many fear that AI technology will exacerbate the problem.

Nothing new under the sun

Nothing new under the sun

The ongoing debate surrounding freedom of expression may revolve more around determining who gets to control the dissemination of information rather than any claimed notion of safeguarding democracy. Similarities can be identified from 500 years ago, following the invention of the printing press.