Why having “humans in the loop” in an #AI #war is an illusion
We don't really understand AI's inner workings, so we're effectively flying blind.
AI is no longer just helping humans analyze intelligence. It is now an active player—generating targets in real time, controlling and coordinating missile interceptions, and guiding lethal swarms of autonomous drones.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/04/16/1136029/humans-in-the-loop-ai-war-illusion/
https://archive.ph/4uJMi
#dystopia #dystopian
Why having “humans in the loop” in an AI war is an illusion

We don't really understand AI's inner workings, so we're effectively flying blind.

MIT Technology Review

Non-exhaustive list of Sci-fi where there's an existential warning against AI/Neuro-Internet Implants.

Stargate, Revisions, S7Ep5
Star Trek, The Borg (race)
Dr Who, Cyberman (race)
Stargate, Replicators (race)
X-files, Ghost in the Machine, S1Ep7
X-files, Kill Switch, S5Ep11
Dr Who, The Long Game, S1Ep7 (not strickly AI control, but synonymous)
Futurama, Attack of the Killer App, S6Ep3 (Not strictly AI)

TIL Dollhouse― will need to watch.
#AI #Dystopian #Warning

The Informant Problem: Betrayal in Dystopian Fiction
https://boldly.blue/the-informant-problem-betrayal-in-dystopian-fiction/
The villain announces himself. The informant already has your key. Why betrayal is dystopian fiction's most devastating structural move — Orwell, Atwood, Zamyatin, Levi.
#dystopianfiction #dystopian #dystopia #sciencefiction #speculativefiction #sciencefictionauthor #readers #librarians #literaryanalysis #literary
The Informant Problem: Why Betrayal Is Dystopian Fiction's Most Devastating Structural Move - David Somerfleck | Science Fiction Author

The villain announces himself. The informant already has your key. Why betrayal is dystopian fiction's most devastating structural move — Orwell, Atwood, Zamyatin, Levi.

David Somerfleck
What 2096 Could Look Like If We Don’t Act Now - David Somerfleck | Science Fiction Author

A lyrical, data-grounded vision of America in 2096 — the plausible, peer-reviewed future hiding inside today’s headlines — drawn from the research that underlies dystopian science fiction Shards of a Shattered Sky trilogy.

David Somerfleck

We’re at that point in the dystopian nightmare timeline we’re currently riding when glp1 drugs are starting to turn us all into slow moving brain sucking shamblers

#dystopian #hellscape

In would be AI fiasco, the dumbest people are not the CEOs and the public, but the investors. Having said that, like any other boom bust it's the public (except super rich) that's going to get hit hard—extremely hard this time.

#AI #Jobs #Humanity #Environment #Dystopian

#AgeVerification: Protection Tool or #Surveillance in Disguise?
As more #governments push age checks into our apps and operating systems, the #dystopian future doesn't feel so far off anymore.
https://itsfoss.com/news/our-take-on-age-verification/
Age Verification: Protection Tool or Surveillance in Disguise?

As more governments push age checks into our apps and operating systems, the dystopian future doesn't feel so far off anymore.

It's FOSS
Book Promotion: MONSTERS: The story of a teenage girl who's turning into a monster - literally. "Excellent! A gripping dystopian future world." "Action-packed and well-plotted, this is a real page turner." #goodbooks #audiobook #manchester #genetics #dystopian #police #legendary #detective #epic #reading #bookworms #kindle #monsters #audio #mustread #manchesteruk #writing #amreading #readers #corporations #inprint #ebook #apocalypse #mutants #boost #militaryhttps://taupress.com/monsters-s1?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Ever since I've known myself I've had incredibly vivid dreams when I sleep. So after more than 20 years of dreams I started drawing them. This is the dream which started everything.

You can read the story and see more drawings here https://putrid.space/vis/nowhere-everywhere

I'm also curious how many people like this are out there?
Let's share our crazy dreams! Let me know in the comments.

#art #dreams #darkart #darkarts #darkartist #digitalart #surrealism #dreamscape #dystopian #ParallelUniverses