A world under fire.
War is not the answer. History has shown time and time again that the costs of war are immeasurable. Whether in terms of loss of life, destruction of infrastructure, or economic repercussions, the toll of conflict on society is profound. War leaves a trail of devastation in its wake, breeding resentment, perpetuating cycles of violence, and sowing seeds of discord that can last for generations. Rather than resolving disputes, war often deepens existing divides and creates new grievances. Diplomacy, dialogue, and compromise offer a more sustainable path toward peace and prosperity, fostering understanding and reconciliation in place of enmity and destruction. Choosing the path of peace requires courage, patience, and a willingness to seek common ground, but the long-term benefits far outweigh the fleeting gains of war.
The above paragraph wasn’t written by me, it was AI generated obviously, which poses the question, are you ready and aware of its true influence?
We have lived with disinformation for a long time, however the playing field is changing rapidly.
I just watched 20 days in Mariupol, which added to my already overloaded brain, trying to piece together where things went so wrong with the world? And how could this be happening to people in the 2020’s? An eye opening firsthand account recorded by Mstyslav Chernov
& Evgeniy Maloletka of their experience documenting the stories of those trapped during the horrific invasion of the city of Mariupol and its human death toll.
It’s a poignant film that will not help you feel ok about where the world is heading. But I think we shouldn’t feel ok at a time like this, sitting in the comfort of our homes on the other-side of the world. One point the film made well was that we need to be wary, not just of the toll war takes on people, but of disinformation.
Through out the documentary the invaders chose to discredit, twist and manipulate the narrative. Calling the video footage fake news etc. It troubles me that even well documented firsthand accounts, actual proof, that show events happening to people in a real world scenario, can be flat out denied and written off as fake. This film really puts the nail in the coffin of anyone trying to dispute its authenticity. It is an outlier though.
This ever evolving landscape, as global powers struggle over the balance of power, has turned the worlds ship directly into the most dangerous storm we have ever faced. The new cold war.
I have been following the ways in which social manipulation has been playing out over the internet for the past few years, and cant help but wonder where this is taking us. Q into the storm is another great documentary. Showcasing just how odd and powerful these new forms of manipulation can be, and the potential they have to sway countries views and beliefs.
That being said, We are about to soon be engulfed (even more then we are now), into a world of over saturated AI generated content. That is near indistinguishable from reality to the untrained eye. The use cases for AI will be endless. Images, Video content, Documentation and Advertising are just some of the ways it is already being utilized. Most people aren’t even aware of what’s happening, and the vast majority of people wont be ready for what comes next. This tooling wont take over on its own, Sorry no Terminator type scenarios yet. But in the hands of bad actors the effects will be disastrous, and likely felt simultaneously across the world.
We are all hard wired in to this new Matrix whether we like it or not. My main concern here is that it will sow the seeds doubt in near everything. When the AI becomes unrecognizable, how do we differentiate what is real and what isn’t? That will be for the world to decide.
Being counterintuitive may be a way the way forward. A ship, unlike a car, steers its rudder in the opposite direction to go the way it wants to go, when left is right and right is left we may find a new way to be. A form of humanity we have started to grow accustom to in the world of fast paced meme culture, it may just allow us to differentiate ourselves from all the lifeless AI drivel bombarding our day to day.
Here is my shameless plug, some non AI bullshit, A man in a car with a camera taking photos of buildings.