Tom Renz
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I mean, I'm not very good at it, but I'm a lawyer, right? So, you know, what they've done is they've taken- Implying you're not good at much?
I mean, I'm not very good at it, but I'm a lawyer, right? So, you know, what they've done is they've taken- Implying you're not good at much?
Or what are we- Well, I'm just saying that, you know, my job's to persuade. I may not be very good at it, but I try, right? So if you think of some of the conversations that we've had, right? So we've talked, you know, you and I have debated back and forth about the mRNA jabs and all these different things, right? Well, I was working to persuade you.
Or what are we- Well, I'm just saying that, you know, my job's to persuade. I may not be very good at it, but I try, right? So if you think of some of the conversations that we've had, right? So we've talked, you know, you and I have debated back and forth about the mRNA jabs and all these different things, right? Well, I was working to persuade you.
Now, imagine an AI system that's infinitely more brilliant than you or I, that has all the data in the world, and it can just whisper in your ear 24-7. You will listen to that. You will become convinced of whatever it wants to convince you of. And also, you might even get to a point where they can implant memories. They're talking about implanting memories that may not be your own.
Now, imagine an AI system that's infinitely more brilliant than you or I, that has all the data in the world, and it can just whisper in your ear 24-7. You will listen to that. You will become convinced of whatever it wants to convince you of. And also, you might even get to a point where they can implant memories. They're talking about implanting memories that may not be your own.
You wouldn't even be able to distinguish reality. We have got to get the law and the ethics caught up a little bit with the technology. But most people, when I talk about this, they think you're a conspiracy theorist. They think it's insane.
You wouldn't even be able to distinguish reality. We have got to get the law and the ethics caught up a little bit with the technology. But most people, when I talk about this, they think you're a conspiracy theorist. They think it's insane.
It's there.
It's there.
Yeah, I mean, there's no question. And that mass formation, psychosis or hypnosis, it's been called a lot of things. That convinced us that these work, right? Now, the idea that this is somehow going to prevent transmission of a virus is patently absurd. A respiratory virus.
Yeah, I mean, there's no question. And that mass formation, psychosis or hypnosis, it's been called a lot of things. That convinced us that these work, right? Now, the idea that this is somehow going to prevent transmission of a virus is patently absurd. A respiratory virus.
I can put my finger behind it. And somehow that's going to prevent – that was patently absurd. So was the idea that walking the same direction in a grocery store would somehow make a difference. But yet we all believed it. Now imagine if that same argument is made by something that you can't even begin to debate with because of the knowledge-based intelligence. And, you know, when we combine AI –
I can put my finger behind it. And somehow that's going to prevent – that was patently absurd. So was the idea that walking the same direction in a grocery store would somehow make a difference. But yet we all believed it. Now imagine if that same argument is made by something that you can't even begin to debate with because of the knowledge-based intelligence. And, you know, when we combine AI –
with the capacity for two-way communication with the brain, and this transhumanist thing is really something we need to be having a very, very open conversation on. The law is so far behind, it's not even close to protecting us in this. And it's honestly a disaster right now.
with the capacity for two-way communication with the brain, and this transhumanist thing is really something we need to be having a very, very open conversation on. The law is so far behind, it's not even close to protecting us in this. And it's honestly a disaster right now.
Yeah, I think we're going to need legislation. You know, I mean, we're going to have to recognize... Yeah, some of this will probably be done through litigation or regulation, but we will need legislation. You know, we got a couple amendments that protect privacy, sort of, kind of, you know, the quartering, the papers, the stuff like that, the third, fourth amendment.
Yeah, I think we're going to need legislation. You know, I mean, we're going to have to recognize... Yeah, some of this will probably be done through litigation or regulation, but we will need legislation. You know, we got a couple amendments that protect privacy, sort of, kind of, you know, the quartering, the papers, the stuff like that, the third, fourth amendment.
But the problem is, you know, in the 1700s, our founding fathers would never have been able to even conceive of this sort of a situation. Now, you're not allowed to access someone's papers... you know, without a warrant. But given the accuracy, the algorithms and their ability to predict your behavior just based on what you do on the internet,
But the problem is, you know, in the 1700s, our founding fathers would never have been able to even conceive of this sort of a situation. Now, you're not allowed to access someone's papers... you know, without a warrant. But given the accuracy, the algorithms and their ability to predict your behavior just based on what you do on the internet,