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Alina Latinina's avatar

Putting all of this together and managing not to sound like a conspiracist! Love this digging and the ladder metaphor, thank you

Privacat's avatar

Thank you for reading, and at least confirming I don't sound like a total nutjob. This feels like something out of the dystopian sci-fi world, which is usually so far over the top that it's easy to dismiss. I"m glad I was able to communicate it in a way that was convincing.

Mark S. Carroll ✅'s avatar

You haven't just described a ladder. You’ve mapped the Architectural Runway for a hostile takeover of human agency.

These aren't isolated features. They are Enablers in a program increment designed to dissolve the "silos" of our privacy. This is iterative delivery weaponized as a containment strategy.

Solid forensic work in the ‘Dr Chat, GP’ section. That is the critical path risk.

Privacat's avatar

Thank you! Dr. Chat, GP is what tipped me off, but as I kept digging, I realized all of this needed to be presented in order to see the gravity of the situation.

I like that phrasing -- 'a hostile takeover of human agency.' I think if things continue apace, this is the world we're coming to. It's hard to detect future risk in the best of times, and most of us are bad at either anticipating long-term consequences, or moving out of our comfort zones, until we're forced to by immediate threats.

I think it's going to be harder still when it comes to identifying how high we've gone up the AI utility ladder because there's so much money, so much hidden power, and newer, better ways to manipulate us at scale.