Well I didn’t want to go full Orwellian. But I have thought about it too. Of course the most sinister thing in 1984, where they change history by replacing articles in the newspapers. That would be possible. Because if all you have are some hand scribbled notes or your certain own memory that we were DEFINITELY at war with East Asia, but everyone else knows the truth, they assure you of the truth. That we were always, at war with Eurasia. You’re suddenly that crazy guy.
The vast majority of people have little real memory or grasp of history. Already on X people are asking grok such simple questions.
Now, you might say, well they couldn’t change every copy of information could they? Humans, no. AI, quite probably.
In all seriousness, I’m aware of how far it could go. I just hope there’s enough humanity left in the world that it doesn’t.
Well I didn’t want to go full Orwellian. But I have thought about it too. Of course the most sinister thing in 1984, where they change history by replacing articles in the newspapers. That would be possible. Because if all you have are some hand scribbled notes or your certain own memory that we were DEFINITELY at war with East Asia, but everyone else knows the truth, they assure you of the truth. That we were always, at war with Eurasia. You’re suddenly that crazy guy.
The vast majority of people have little real memory or grasp of history. Already on X people are asking grok such simple questions.
Now, you might say, well they couldn’t change every copy of information could they? Humans, no. AI, quite probably.
In all seriousness, I’m aware of how far it could go. I just hope there’s enough humanity left in the world that it doesn’t.