ny new technology starts out as science, becomes entertainment, and
turns into a weapon. The "AI" fad of 2023 is no different. Yet somehow
the news
media still not only think that artificial intelligence is really
intelligent, but it can predict the future.
According to the UK Daily Express, in the future there will be windmills in downtown Houston. Highways will have unsupported overpasses that abruptly end in the middle of nowhere, leaving cars (powered no doubt by AI) to fly off the end into the unseen inferno below. Flying saucers and giant drones will fly overhead. As the reporter puts it:
The AI-generated images also depicted an abundance of drones soaring through the cityscapes, hinting at the potential for an expanded role of unmanned aerial vehicles in the coming decade.
New York will be a nightmarish vision in which the Statue of Liberty is now nearly as tall as the Empire State Building. Just as in that episode in the old Doctor Who back when they were doing science fiction, where the statue bared its teeth and started popping up from behind buildings to scare people, it has moved from Staten Island to downtown Manhattan. Next to it are two even weirder statues that appear to be missing significant parts of their bodies, such as heads. And in every image there are many circular lakes resembling massive sewage treatment plants, some of which appear to be crammed full of pedestrians (or possibly swimmers). Boats will be driving down the street, yet still not a cab in sight.
Of course, it's only entertainment at this stage. The “AI” can't really predict anything. It can only regurgitate what it was fed. In case anyone doesn't know, our present-day Statue of Liberty is only 151 feet tall from base to torch, not counting the pedestal, or only 12% as tall as the Empire State Building, which has a roof height of 1250 feet or 1454 feet if you include the antenna.
Miami will look pretty much the same, except with curvy, swirling bridges and a weird highway that loops vertically like a Ferris wheel. Denver, Colorado is even more dystopic. The computer predicts roads full of unidentifiable obstacles that resemble flipped-over lawn chairs and cars spinning around at crazy angles. This might be explained by the fact that the streets are covered with some highly reflective material resembling a sheet of ice, indicating that massive global cooling has taken place.
The Daily Mail's version predicts massive amounts of kudzu. Kudzu on top of every building. Overflowing out of parking garages and bus stops, making life a living hell for the few surviving pedestrians forced to hack their way through the vicious plant life on foot, since there will be few cars. The Express says:
As we edge closer to 2030, it's evident that the future of American cities is poised for innovation, and the possibilities are limited only by our collective imagination and commitment to embracing new technologies.
Translation: once the bugs run out, it will be soylent green for everyone.
There's only one slim ray of hope: the media blew up what remained of their credibility, just when we needed them, with their flawed coverage of the news from Gaza last week. But even if it's just a fantasy like almost everything else in the press, that statue is haunting. As the great prophet Saint Charlton said:
You maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! And you moved it to Manhattan! And made it eight times bigger! And why are there three of them? God damn you all to hell!
Actually, if you look closely, one of those little dots might be him.
oct 20 2023, 6:42 am
