In recent times we have been bombarded with AI. It has appeared on a mass scale and cast a huge shadow. We are caught between a vision of a promised land and a hellish demon. Sometimes both extremes are painted by the same people. Those who seem the most concerned are often those who released it. What is AI really about? How can we separate spin from substance?
When we examine the debate we encounter scientists talking of wizards, demons, genies and magic! There is not much genuine debate but plenty of myth.
It is argued here that AI is not what it is claimed to be in the presentations of many AI wizards. AI is presented in mythic terms to hide its true nature. The primary aim of AI is only revealed by examining its origin.
Apart from the obvious acknowledged negative effects of AI, the greatest threat is often ignored. AI represents a critical tool in the creation of a tech-totalitarian system. AI is about governance of intelligence on a global scale. It is the tool of total control. Your consciousness is being politicised and businesses are bidding for it. Meanwhile we are flooded with data and dataism.
Corporations that want to control the world want to control your consciousness. Our minds are maimed in the process of relinquishment of our sovereignty and functionality. Eventually we will become extinct. This is the destination if we do not wake up from our sleepwalking and use the creativity and compassion that defines us to address the great challenge of AI.
