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Brain Fingerprinting, Quantum
Computing, Textalyzers, A.I., etc., - Will they Undermine Humanity?
Few humans seem to grasp the implications of
artificial intelligence or so-called quantum computing. This new era of programs writing themselves
and executing non-binary instructions could turn the tables on conventional
cyber-security safeguards, let alone job security.
Artificial intelligence
could, in theory, take military decisions out the hands of unstable leaders who
might act irrationally [images of the sci-fi movie Terminator and Skynet
come to mind].
Last month,
researchers at Stanford University announced they had developed software that
was able to accurately predict a person’s sexual orientation.
Drawing from
photos on a popular dating website, their program was able to correctly
distinguish self-identified gay men from heterosexual men 81% of the time. It
had a 71% success rate in distinguishing gay women from heterosexual women.
When the algorithm was given five images of the same person to examine, the
accuracy rose to 91% for men and 83% for women.
Given that
the individuals whose photos were analyzed had already self-identified as
straight or gay, you might wonder whether the software is a genuine threat to
privacy. It could be if the technology is used by police in countries like
Saudi Arabia or Russia to investigate suspected homosexuals.
But that’s
just the tip of the iceberg in terms of the threat to privacy that face
recognition and other biometric technologies pose. And everyone is vulnerable.
In the US,
you have no right to privacy with respect to your facial features. No federal
law regulates the collection of biometric data. For instance, anyone with a
camera can legally take your picture in a public space. And with applications
such as FindFace Pro, police can match your photo to a database
of millions of photos in a fraction of a second.
Ignorance equals Chaos
It should
thus come as no surprise that images of millions of faces recorded by cameras
installed in public spaces have made their way into archives compiled by law
enforcement. The FBI can now search over 400 million photos from this source as
well as driver’s license photos, passport photos, and visa application
databases. Not to mention another 650 billion photos on Facebook alone –
although police do need a warrant to retrieve photos or other data not posted
for the public to view.
Similarly,
the Supreme Court has ruled that you have no legal expectation of privacy with
regard to your “personal characteristics.” That means police don’t need a
warrant to collect your fingerprints, although they do to conduct an invasive
procedure such as a blood test. Therefore, if you can unlock your smart phone
with your fingerprint, the police in many parts of the US can force you to do
so.
And anyone
who retrieves an image of your fingerprints can probably unlock your phone as
well. Think of the 5.6 million sets of fingerprints that were stolen in 2015
from the US Office of Personnel Management, which was widely believed to be the
work of hackers employed by the Chinese government.
Nor is it
just high-tech means that can be used to steal your fingerprints. In 2015,
researchers at Vkansee, a firm specializing in security for mobile devices,
demonstrated they could collect fingerprints using Play-Doh and use the
resulting images to unlock an iPhone.
Law
enforcement and intelligence agencies are also investigating biometric markers
other than faces and fingerprints to identify suspected terrorists. Research
dating back to 2010 demonstrates the effectiveness of “brain fingerprinting.”
This involves using an electroencephalograph (EEG) to determine if a piece of
information is stored in a person’s brain. The EEG pinpoints an involuntary
reaction called a “P300 response.” The P300 response is a spike in brain
activity a fraction of a second after a test subject is shown a familiar image
or other stimuli.
Civilian Dependency on Tech is Making them Dumber
Our growing over
dependence on technology such as so-called ‘smart’ phones, for example, is
actually making us dumber and more vulnerable…the SIM card in your iPhone or
Android device is a portable memory chip and contains your personal account
data which law enforcement and the NSA can easily access [without a warrant as
former President Obama demonstrated to the consternation of the courts].
Blanket phone tapping
without warrants can be carried out using a device called StingRay which police
departments use to intercept calls and texts from cell phones. It works by simulating a mobile network tower
and tricking all cell phones within range to transmit their signals directly to
the police.
Police can also use a
textalyzer device to plug into your phone at traffic stops to analyze your phone
for all of its recent messages…
George Orwell Would be Impressed
In some respects, the
internet and its gatekeepers [Google, facebook] is emerging to be the single
biggest threat to your freedom. Google,
for instance, is not only pushing driverless vehicles [a driverless vehicle
drove coast-to-coast in 1995] but it is becoming a major censor to anything it
dislikes on the internet, effectively dismantling the First Amendment in the
United States via its heavy regulation as a service provider using petty
excuses to limit or curtail what can be said or what websites they will allow
or promote. That is why the web giants
push for so-called web neutrality…a sneaky regulatory scam to hand more power
to neuter politically incorrect critics.
Google’s compulsion to
force self-driving cars on the public despite a new Kelley Blue Book survey
which reports 80% of drivers want to keep control! Drivers don’t want to give up their autonomy.
However, have you noticed
this does not seem to be a part of the public discussion? Newscasters seem to think driverless vehicles
are going to be the next best thing since sliced bread!
In 2012, a neural network
running on 16,000 computer processors taught itself to recognize cats by
looking at millions of YouTube videos.
This is the beginning of what some say is technology that will help human
minds solve problems the world faces.
Others believe it will eventually replace human beings.
Is Alexa Eavesdropping? According
to Google, Amazon, and Apple, their devices are not listening to you before you
turn them on. However, an
internet-connected microphone is always a risk for certain professions and
often banned by certain military and intelligence agencies.
“If I were to guess at
what our biggest existential threat is,” Elon Musk has said, referring to
artificial intelligence, “it is probably that.”
He continued: “We’re summoning
the demon.”
Then Musk, along with
eight other backers, put $1 billion into OpenA.I – its mission: to design A.I that prioritizes humans, and
ensures that everyone has access to it.
The Elite’s Sweeping Plans For Humanity
The tech gurus’ plans to
remold society are bold, broad and sweeping, ranging from smart phones to smart
appliances and smart home systems and smart meters to monitor all of your home
energy usage remotely.
Facebook, Google and top
tech elites are putting together a new plan for humanity which appear to favor
a vast, authoritarian future of control over everything you do, everything we
hear and see and everything we consume.
These giants, just like the TV media, already control the information
flow to 1.6 billion people. Soon, 99% of
all “news” will be web-based and manipulated by these media concerns.
The Wall Street Journal says,
“Google and Facebook together collect
nearly half of all global spending on advertising.” According to a recent 60 Minutes interview
with a Pres. Trump staffer, this was how they managed to win the election –
they spent the majority of their time and resources using Facebook to target
their messages to specific audiences.
Former Pres. Obama gave
away critical elements of the US-invented internet over to international
control but keep in mind the First Amendment only lives in the USA – another
indicator of the global web speech suppression to come.
Orwellian controls already
exist against free speech such as when Google banned independent social network
Gab.ai…domain registrars threatened to shut them down entirely. The ACLU no longer defends groups such as
White Supremists as to their right to free speech…facebook now bans gun sales and
PayPal has financially de-platformed gun dealers and the list goes on.
Google and other groups
are even smearing anti-tax groups and the right-wing hate group SPLC has
smeared Ron Paul and the late Phyllis Schlafly as ‘extremists.’ It’s now leading the charge to erase US
history and to de-platform the Tea Party.
Increased polarization in
this nation will be accomplished with the help of AI and the continuing decline
of a broad, basic education [which has been eroding for decades]…
In 20 Years A.I.
Implants Will Allow Humans To Control Our World
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What about you? Got anything interesting to share?
Bruce, the Poor Man, free thinker, social
critic & cynic
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3 comments:
Is it a 'brave new world' or a stupid new world that we're going to see?
Few leaders give a damn about the little guy-it's all about lining their own pocket and that of their friends [aka: special interests] and that is the way it has been for centuries...
Most people are already too stupid to see what's going on...they're addicted to shiny objects and cannot disconnect from their umbilical cords.
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