I always enjoy your posts man, whenever I've time to do some reading, I often have a browse of some of your ponderings.

Boy am I glad I happened upon this one. It's one of your most thought provoking.

Jesus Christ, when I read that Chat GPT response, I really do worry for the direction we are going in and who has the compass, both moral and directional.

The playbook is fully in play.

It's actually scary.

People are so blinded by it.

I'm actually reading a great book at the minute which points out these very risks back in the late 80s and early 90s.

They were the thoughts of comedian Bill Hicks who sadly died aged 31.

Not only was he hilarious with wit and satire, but he had sincere and earnest advise for society.

Sadly most didn't listen and here we are.

I'd love to hear his thoughts on today's society.

A good example of his wit....


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The book


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>because that is what fuels polarisation that helps divide us even further.

That depends highly on communication. @socraticmthd (who will enjoy this article and some of the comments I read so far) and I have very, very different opinions on quite a few topics, yet we're able to communicate our arguments very well. Most of the times, we both can be moody. Sometimes, we don't get to a conclusion as it is a matter of believes where rational arguments just can't bring us closer. That doesn't mean we're divided *per se*, but we agree to disagree. 

Most divisions can be prevented with proper communication. And it is somewhat mentioned in a few topics that the LLM lists, like distorting language. But I'd add to the list:

#### Destroy communication.
1. Reduce the average vocabulary to prevent capacity to express oneself to the other in a comprehensible manner.
2. Make deflective arguments (ad hominem, red herring, etc.) popular while at the same time reducing the capacity to recognize them.
3. Reduce attention span in order to make it impossible to follow an argument.
4. Make bloated and redundant communication popular to obscure underlying arguments.

The main problem I see with this right now is the fact that AI isn't actually coming up with any of these answers itself. Just like any other question, it is compiling all of the answers from anyone that it has access to their content and just giving you a summary or average of what those answers would be.  It's all still really subjective and in my opinion, there is zero thought involved in it.  Just like when you ask it what the price of BTC will be in 10 years.  It just finds articles about the price of BTC in 2035 and then takes the average of those numbers.  

AI isn't that sharp and clever as humans are but the point is we are not thinking to our potential after the evolution of AI, it was actually created for helpful purposes but ended up by something else. A large population isn't using it for good and helpful purposes.
I think "being a devil" isn't a new thing to hear, whatever Chatgpt responded, it actually saw it from the historic graph because many generations in this world were born as "popular devil's" which we all know. So the concept of being a devil is actually there from generations.
We all do have a devil inside us which generally provoke us to do something which can cause a huge mess for a long extent, sometimes to us and sometimes to someone else but you are actually right by saying that everything resides which us that how we control the situation and respond to it accordingly and wisely.
"AI" do have some merits and demerits, some people use it for good and some use it to create a disturbance and here's what the actual problem arise is the lack of self analysis and good qualities amongst us.

I heard one old lady say that Satan is using chatgpt to destroy children and that the 666 demon is going to be after the new generation is too dependent on AI 🙄🙄🙄🤔

I've seen this prompt pop up in my Instagram feed and the first thing that came to mind was "Screwtape Letters" and Frank Peretti's "This Present Darkness". Then as I read through your article I see that you can see why chat gpt answered the way it did. Then I felt a jump when a section was titled: "We are the Devil". Then giving it an honest read I could see that I highly confer with the conclusion:

> In short, to protect the next generation, you raise up people of character, not comfort. Teach them to love the good, seek truth, and stand firm in a world that often rewards the opposite.

It is the word "teach" that seems to be in question to you. Are to indoctrinate the next generation? I we to take them out of society and raise them in an isolated society? Or are we to live within society as an example of one seeking the truth and standing by it? Although many families are isolating themselves that cannot be the ultimate solution. The only logical response I can see is turn away from the attached distractions and turn toward what is pure and honorable and true and the next generation will follow. We ourselves are the example to follow... that is "teach" in our real life.

It's not easy to stand up to relativists without being labeled as backward-thinking or bigoted in some way. They generally cannot be convinced of the harm they do and get butt hurt when shown that their open-mindedness is counter-productive to a functional society.

There is evidence that there is a return to culture, traditions, and faith, which are anathema to globalism. You will see those places embracing their cultural heritage pilloried in the media, such as Hungary, Italy, and such. They are often labeled as xenophobic when they are merely trying to preserve what makes them who they are as a people. 

Globalism has been largely pushed by progressives starting from the turn of the 20th century. Here in the United States, they managed to remove faith from schools and move education towards moral relativism. The globalists have also largely influenced monetary policy, having key individuals involved in the establishment of reserve banks and government fiscal policy. Fortunately, their works have been crumbling as of late. Unfortunately, it also affects the rest of the world given that the dollar is a world reserve currency.  We too are seeing a resurgence of faith and culture. But progressivism is still deeply rooted in our education system. 

These globalist groups are still active, such as the Fabian Society, who have had prominent people in history as members. I don't necessarily think they are evil people, perhaps misguided. They see a future of a one-size-fits-all global governance in which we are all interchangeable pieces in the machine, which ultimately is intended to be under their influence or control. 

This isn't to say that culture is not without problems. Certainly cultures tend to have some ingrained dysfunctions. But culture evolves over time. Sometimes it devolves. However, one thing that culture has is that it unites people whereas globalism derives its power from dividing them so that institutions become the ultimate arbiters of truth and what is good for society rather than the people themselves. 

C. S. Lewis was very prescient in his evaluation of the effects of the changes in education, which he writes about in **The Abolition of Man**. We have increasingly become objects to be manipulated by technocrats to fill whatever vision they have for us. 

I am grateful that a place like Hive exists because we can discuss things individually. We can agree on some things. And sometimes you and I disagree. However, we do this as individuals with our own thoughts and experiences, not as demographics with a set of pre-approved opinions. The devil, as they say, is in the details. 

It is a subject that is as amazing as it is disturbing. But as the saying goes, “The devil is in the details”. There is no doubt that individualism is not the way, but society's assumption of that model seems to be leaving no room for anything else.

I was so wowed while reading the response from Chatgpt.

Everything it talked about is already playing out in our world today, minus none and I agree 💯 with chatgpt that it's the exact subtle way the devil is using today to destroy a lot of destinies 

A lot of morals seems outdated, faith seems obsolete, no respects for parental values and order.
Thank you for sharing.

Many things on the list are actually true. It may seem modern at first, but it really isn't.
It is imperative that today's youth be intervened as soon as possible. I myself take responsibility for some issues and intervene so that they reach the truth. The situation is really not good.

This actually makes you stop and think about how much of what’s happening around us is part of a deeper problem, not just “out there,” but inside us too. Most of the problems we actually encounter are from us humans. There is no devil anyway. Humans are the real devils that torment others, whether through our actions and also in action. 

The part that resonated with me most was “We are the Devil.” It’s true,  we often blame others, but we are the ones helping to keep this broken system going with our everyday choices. There is a particular saying that goes thus that we are quick to protect ourselves, like the politician we have around us. Instead of us telling them the truth, we ignore it because they belong to our tribe and also what we are likely to benefit from them.

If we want a better future, we need to take real responsibility, not just talk about it and also to take individual responsibilities for our action. 

Recently my son asked a question to the AI ​​and did not get a correct answer. I adjusted his query and the answer appeared, the answer was quite informative. I think at this stage, we need to be deep in the topic to get good answers from the AI.
As for your question. Humanity has a very high survival rate. We have destroyed many species. But more advanced creatures will probably be able to destroy us too.

I can say that we have already been witnessing those answers in the last decade, haven't we? I can add to them social or perception management.