Mechanisms of controlling people through media, films and music began with Thomas Edison’s Motion Picture Patents Company in 1908. Using Edison’s model, significant entities like the Rockefeller and Ford Foundations emerged, shaping […]
Control of people’s perception and behaviour through media began a century ago
Study shows that re-trained AI models revert to their original training and will deceive users when they do
New research from Anthropic shows that AI models can deceive. They may pretend to have different views during re-training with different principles while actually maintaining their original preferences. Alignment faking refers to […]
The digital surveillance and control agenda quietly marches forwards
India is pursuing the transformation of public finance using digital IDs and biometrics. Scotland updates its guidance on the use of biometrics in schools. Russia’s largest bank is leading the way in […]
An Idiot’s Guide to Propaganda: How to cook the data (Part 4)
Last year, Aaron Hertzberg compiled an idiot’s guide on how to convince the masses that there is a deadly pandemic, when there isn’t one, and pretend there are no injuries caused by […]
US Federal Reserve system is designed to funnel wealth to the banking elite
The Federal Reserve is not a government agency. It is a private central bank that was created to make money for the international banking elite. The system is designed to produce debt […]
A brief look at how animals and fake animals have been used as spies by intelligence agencies
The CIA and other intelligence agencies have used animals, such as pigeons, cats, whales and robotic catfish, as spies throughout history. The CIA also developed a bird-like drone called Project Aquiline and […]
UK government uses disinformation in industry consultation about electric vehicles
On Christmas Eve, the UK government launched a consultation inviting industry to shape the country’s transition to zero-emission vehicles. The transition to “zero-emission vehicles” means the phase-out of petrol and diesel vehicles […]