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"So the real Satan is seen in the Iowa’s capitol building itself. If all traces of gratitude to the true and living God have been expunged, then that is the Satan we are up against. Not the cartoon Satan lying on the marble floor, but rather the marble floor itself. And there are 49 other glorious structures, very much like it. 50 monuments to apostasy, and then there is the Capitol in D.C., the central Temple of apostasy. Godless domes, godless pillars, godless marble floors. These are the corridors of humanistic power which industrious pagans are cleansing of all references to the source of true law, the God of the Bible, and with some patsy Christians helping out. This true law is the only kind of law that is not arbitrary and capricious. All laws rooted in the nature of man are, of necessity, corrupted like he is, changeable like he is, and evanescent like he is."
-- Douglas Wilson
We have a new A.I. danger. We are not used to meeting believable impostors online. A.I. can now mimic specific human voices, and compose text which mimics specific human thinking and writing styles. This threatens individual economic security; also national security.
An individual posing as U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly used an AI-generated voice to call high-level officials in what appears to be an attempt to manipulate government officials to obtain access to information or accounts.
The unknown Rubio impostor has so far reportedly contacted at least five government officials: three foreign ministers, one U.S. governor, and one member of Congress, according to a State Department cable obtained by the Washington Post.
Authorities believe the imposter is likely trying to manipulate the high-end officials “with the goal of gaining access to information or accounts,” the July 3 cable sent by Rubio’s office to State Department employees said.
...each one perfectly tailored to fit someone’s worldview.
"Propaganda has always existed. In ancient times, a town crier would climb on a stump and deliver whatever the ruler decreed. But at least everyone heard the same lies. Now we each get custom-fitted delusions, perfectly calibrated to our psychological profile.
"The algorithm has become our leash, and we mistake the length of chain for freedom.
"[Every customized opinion] belongs to someone who considers himself well-informed, rational, and awake to what’s really happening. Each one thinks the others are deluded, manipulated, or evil. Each one has evidence that supports his worldview. Each one feels like the protagonist in his own story.
"They can’t all be right. But they can all be wrong."
-- Brownstone Institute
