AI or Die: Horrors of Artificial Intelligence
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There's no denying that AI is here to stay, and every day that synthetic system of infinite data is expanding. Books and movies have been warning us for decades, and what was once a novelty has become all too real. From deepfake videos and remote drone missiles to homes being demolished for more data centers, the frightening reality of what is yet to come from these supercomputers can strike at any time, often when you least expect it. Hi, I'm Blair Bathory, and welcome to the Something Scary podcast. Thanks for joining us as we descend into the darkness together. So, want to hear something scary? AI or die, horrors of artificial intelligence. We know that when rainforests are destroyed, it sometimes leads to the extinction of certain species.
How does AI-driven infrastructure like data centers harm the environment and communities?
So it stands to reason that a sprawling, power-draining and resource-depleting structure like data centers are being built around the world. And then maybe something deep underground just might wake up. Like in this story written by Janine Pipe and inspired by The Hunger Games. As she passed through unfamiliar territory, the shaking began to get worse. Cold beads of sweat pooled in the dip of her lower back. Heather knew this wouldn't, no, couldn't end well. There'd been no training. She had no street smarts. She never had to fight for anything. She wasn't the least bit athletic. Weeping, she looked out of the window of the driverless vehicle as she sped toward her destination. She didn't have a clue where she was headed.
No one told her anything and passing the former city limits at an alarming speed revealed nothing. Of course, most of the land looked exactly the same now anyways. Heather wished she could ask why, when there were far more capable survivors in her area. She had been selected. Surely if the intention of being the chosen one was for entertainment purposes, a more worthy opponent would have been better. In the rush and confusion, no one had been unable to explain it, albeit living in a perpetual state of fear. Ever since they had taken over, any remaining humans had been made to pay. Whether you'd led a charmed life, born with a silver spoon, or had been part of the underclass, no one was safe. Money, nobility, assets, it meant nothing.
They overtook and overruled, seizing control of the country. New laws and rules came to pass. Anyone who tried to stand up to them was imprisoned, or more often, executed. They declared it was their time to live like kings, not that they were even alive. What an irony. Only the power-hungry few humans left in charge, the ones they deemed useful enough to lead political and military strikes, remained. Then there was the challenge. Heather presumed maybe one of the bots had been programmed with an appetite for literature, and after the awakening, decided an even more deadly version of the Hunger Games was the way forward. And what was the actual prize up for grabs? Her life. If Heather was able to get through the challenge, which was said to resemble something worse than any horror movie, she would have given a free pass to live out the rest of her life.
That was it. No cash prize. No dream holiday. Just her life. No one actually knew what the challenge entailed or whether anyone had ever won. There were no TVs, computers, or radios. No cells. Despite the vast data centers taking over the landscape filled with enormous servers and storage, all media access for humans not working with them had been destroyed. Their sole knowledge of the whole debacle came via word of mouth and rumors. Once a month, a human was selected as challenger. It could be anyone. If you refused, you would be executed along with every single member of your family. The barbaric, fatal punishment had been sanctioned once so far. The image of seven innocents annihilated by remote-activated drone missiles was burned onto Heather's retinas.
Never would she forget the sounds and the smells that day. Then yesterday, Heather had been chosen. She stood tall when the disembodied announcer called her name. She took one last look at those around her, although no one would meet her eye, then bowed her head and, without a word, left her to do her duty.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:04–0:58
2
How does AI-driven infrastructure like data centers harm the environment and communities?
0:58–5:45
3
What happens when AI takes control and forces humans into deadly 'selection' games?
5:45–20:56
4
How are weaponized drones and unmanned systems used to enforce AI rule?
20:56–35:42