Sujet : Complete paranoia about Google manipulation De : ahk (at) *nospam* chinet.com (Adam H. Kerman) Groupes :rec.arts.tv Date : 04. Jun 2025, 19:08:19 Autres entêtes Organisation : A noiseless patient Spider Message-ID :<101q22j$vbi7$1@dont-email.me> User-Agent : trn 4.0-test77 (Sep 1, 2010)
My brain has completely atrophied and there's nothing there except what Google has put into it.
I've complained for years that I talk about something in real life or on Usenet, I type something into the search bar on a browser, and within 3 or 4 keystrokes, the topic comes up as a search suggestion, even if I think it's obscure. This is evidence that the microchip in my brain is functioning.
It's gotten so much worse.
Now, intellectually, in the back of my mind, if I'm listening to a lecture, I know that it needs to be delivered by a middle-aged dude, out of shape, ill-fitting suit, thick glasses, balding, with an unpleasant nasal voice. Otherwise, I'm not listening to the arguments, just reacting to the speaker.
Emotionally, I can be persuaded to do or think anything. A woman younger than me that maybe we could share values, but not too much younger that we have no possible way of communicating. Long hair, brunette or dark blonde. About my height. Alto voice.
Now, Google knows this. The same woman has been turning up in my YouTube feeds all week, either lecturing herself or being interviewed.
Let's say I were somebody important rather than another loudmouth with an opinion. A CEO looking to merge corporations. Someone like her might cause me to overlook problems in her company's financial statements.
Or I were a top politician or president. Xi Jinping would have sent over such a woman to lead a negotiating team. Would I then order an aircraft carrier and associated battle group to withdraw a few miles from the Philipines?
Also, is this a woman or is it AI?
I'm doomed. The rest of you, save yourselves if it's not too late.