Dear editor:
We’re surrounded by black boxes, whose inner workings we’re not allowed to see, examine, or even question. Computers, iPads, “smart” phones, Apple watches, vehicles, etc. – and, of course – voting machines.
We’re expected to accept and comply with the “decisions” these machines make and present to us with no questions whatsoever. Just accept and comply, boneheads.
The makers of these black boxes think we’re too stupid to make our own decisions. I mean, we’re destroying the planet, right, through our bonehead individual decisions!? At least, that’s what we’re told endlessly all day long.
So, because our individual decisions are apparently so dangerous and damaging, we should just accept and comply with what the black boxes tell us to think and do. The black box makers know what’s best for us – way better than we do!
So, sit down, shut up, be grateful they care so much about you that they’re making your decisions for you, and just comply.
Now we’re expected to eagerly accept and comply with the “decisions” that AI makes, which are supposedly also for our benefit. For the good of us all!
Wyoming legislators discussed the awesomeness of being “governed by AI” during a September 16 - 17, 2024 meeting of the Select Committee on Blockchain, Financial Technology and Digital Innovation Technology.
It’s slated to be a main topic during their quickly upcoming May 14 - 15, 2025 meeting.
The elephant-in-the-room irony is that “governance by AI” will kill off their own jobs.
But, what is “AI”?
“AI” is short for “artificial intelligence.” Yes, it’s artificial, because man created it – it’s not natural. But, is it truly “intelligent”?
Computers have no intelligence, they have no brain, they cannot think. Their “brains” are CPUs, central processing units. Circuitry. Circuits are conduits along which electrons flow.
Notice something all these black boxes have in common? They’re all computers.
A computer can only do what it’s told to do, the way in which it’s told to do it, and for as long as it’s told to do it. And, all of that is determined by its programming, by those writing the computer programs.
AI = computer programs, written by computer programmers.
Therefore, governance by AI equals governance by computer programmers.
But, bonehead, remember, these computer programmers know what’s best for us! Way better than we do! So, sit down, shut up, and just comply.
This is even being taught to children. So that they deliberately turn their thinking over to machines, and as early in life as possible.
Now, isn’t that another type of programming? Programming our children to become little more than trained monkeys, to only look to black boxes to tell them what to think and do…
AI is our new god. Because those writing the AI programs tell us so.
Turn your thinking over to AI. It’s what’s best for all of us. Because the computer programmers know what’s best! They tell us so.
Just bow down and comply.
Sincerely,
Kerry Aggen, Buffalo
