The Truth About w/ Pastor Del
In the present world, “truth" has become an endangered species. Absolute moral standards that once governed our society have been replaced with ambiguous placeholders. The erosion of truth is not just about distinguishing between fact and fiction, but also the deliberate replacement of traditional truth standards with corrupt values without any basis in truth.
The Truth About w/ Pastor Del
The Truth About: Truth - An Endangered Species_Technology
In the 21st century, truth has become an endangered species. The rapid development of Technology has a tremendous influence on our grasp of truth, raising pressing questions about the validity of information in our digital landscape.
In this episode, we will examine the impact of the internet on industries, consumer behavior, and the integrity of news, emphasizing the challenges emerging from reliance on AI and social media.
w/ Pastor Del
The internet, which evolved from a data system called ARPANET, Advanced Research Projects and Agency Network, was introduced to the public worldwide In 1983, the system that was an information storage station available only to a private network of intellectuals in select fields of advanced research became accessible to the general public.
Speaker 2:Several industries have been adversely impacted by the overrun of the Internet and social media. The term artificial intelligence poses the most obvious threat to endangered truth. The intention to replace real intelligence with artificial intelligence is clearly stated in the modus operandi.
Speaker 1:Welcome to the Truth About podcast with Pastor Del Phillips. Is truth absolute? If truth is absolute, this means if something is true, then the moment it becomes true it's true for all times. Studies show that you may be lied to anywhere from 10 to 200 times. If at some point you got lied to, it's because you agreed to get lied to. Somebody that says there's no such thing as absolute truth is making a statement they believe is absolutely true.
Speaker 2:As we continue our investigation on identifying the factors that have interfered with truth or caused the diminishing of reliable truth. Our next observation is going to be focused on the evolution of technology, specifically in the 20th century, which evolved from a data system called ARPANET, which stands for Advanced Research Projects and Agency Network. This system was introduced to a private network of intellectuals in select fields of advanced research, was made accessible to the general public of the creation of another technical tool data transfer protocol For the geeks out there, that's known as TCP, ip. That made it possible for various types of computers existing on separate networks to be able to communicate with each other, sharing and exchanging data across those platforms. This allowed technology to be accelerated at an unexpected pace, and resulting from this outpaced expectation are some unintended outcomes.
Speaker 2:To begin with, several industries have been adversely impacted by the overrun in the category of impulse buying. I want to make that clear. Impulse buying online is much higher than impulse buying in person ever was in its history, because one of the challenges with impulse buying in person was the fact that I am there in person parting with my hard earned dollars directly from my wallet or, ladies, from your pocketbook. But now, when you can click on a button that says you can wrap up all of your transactions in one click and have that product purchased, packaged and ready for delivery in a matter of seconds. Impulse buying Far outpaces impulse buying in person when it's done online. That was one unintended outcome. I have some more unintended outcome. I have some more.
Speaker 2:The motion picture industry has also been one of the challenged industries, as we have seen the acceleration of technology, as we are all aware, during COVID, motion picture industry suffered greatly, right alongside many, many other industries and retail operations. The population worldwide resorted to online entertainment, which was not an instant success. It was, you know well, it was always kind of there. But you know, we all enjoyed the experience of going to that movie in person. Everyone didn't have, you know, the latest and greatest equipment at home to have that special, you know, surround sound theater in your lower level of your home. So many of us look forward to the experience of going to the movies in the big theater. But with a worldwide shutdown, we had little to no choices. The challenge is, during that period, the online entertainment industry that was in slow paced competition against big movie houses. Before COVID they put on their smart hat and ramped up, expedited the ability to deliver what you and I wanted to see, not just immediately, but in many cases made it appear as if we were getting the product almost for free. Now we had to pop our own popcorn, you know, buy our own candy and fix our own little TV dinner meals. But we became reprogrammed. Why should I leave my couch and go to the movies after COVID is over? Why should I leave my home and return to a packed out theater when I can enjoy this in-person experience at home?
Speaker 2:The unintended consequence has caused the motion picture industry not only to suffer financially but to have to retool itself and find new product offerings that they could get out the door faster and quicker. You couldn't just wait for the big blockbusters, because you and I at home didn't have to wait If they weren't showing it to us. There were other foreign producers, there were other B type movies that got, you know, a new rating review to A because they were available. And now present day it is a struggle for them to get people to return to the movie theater because the in-home presentation has become so easily accessible as well as improved in its presentation. Another example in the industry, where now streaming services have become so profitable that many, if not all, the big movie houses are now moving towards that medium and replacing old school television.
Speaker 2:Footnote right here, because you know, I'm an older guy and I'm having to make these adjustments as we speak and I was unaware until recently, you know, just a few months ago that as I was repackaging my in-home entertainment product and discovered that old school TV to just be able to turn to channel two, channel four, you know, channel seven, and get whatever they are putting out on the airways, that's gone, in most cases gone and no longer accessible. Now everything is streaming. I didn't know that it was streaming because I thought it said you know, channel 2, channel 4, channel 7, and I, you know, wanted to pause and go and grab a you know a sandwich and get a snack and whatever, and discovered, oh no, this is streaming. There is no pause. You just have to sit and watch the repeat news broadcast Over and over again. I'm clicking, trying to find a regular channel, like I was accustomed to, you know, in old school version TV, and it's no longer present or definitely not easily accessible.
Speaker 2:The point here is this is an unintended outcome where now our of digital books significantly has reduced the profits of many well-known stores that have been staples across our country. Without me naming them, many of you, if not all of you, are very aware of large, big-name bookstores that have gone out of business to our shock and awe of business. To our shock and awe because people are not reading a book in their hand as often as they are reading the book in their hand that doesn't have a cover on it. The rise of digital technology has replaced the necessity for in-print material, definitely saving trees, but not without the cost of losing the integrity of authorship in printed form, of authorship in printed form. Perhaps the greatest disruption and damage resulting from that disruption comes from unregulated social media platforms, who are now the place for freelancers to report the news. Vile rhetoric, porn and an innumerable amount of disinformation are now on par as news delivery vehicles in competition with standard news operations.
Speaker 2:The acceptance of these nuanced participants to the traditional space of information vendors and news gathering agencies has created the unintended domino effect, unraveling the public's reliance on traditional news sources to settle for John Doe, jane Doe, freelancer, who are not simply reporting hard news facts, but they are focused on delivering their opinion on the outcome, regardless whatever it is the entity is reporting about. These factors impact news quality and, certainly, news truthfulness. There is now an intense competition to simply retain a viewing audience. There's market share pressure on all news agencies because now they are relying on algorithms that will prioritize ratings, online followers and ad placements over truthful reporting. But here's the real irony in all of these unintended outcomes when we look at the original intent for creating ARPANET, the intent was for the Advanced Research Projects and Agency Network to protect and preserve critical data, but I want to give us some insight on what's actually happening with critical data Instead of protecting and preserving that data. We have information that shows the metrics concerning users in 2023.
Speaker 2:Those who were online, who can be tracked and identified as users on online services. In 2023, there were 5 billion people online. This represents nearly 75% of the world's population of control has created an unintended outcome that has allowed the mega companies that are responsible for giving you access to online material access to online material. That ramp that on path to get you online has become an unintended tracking system that has the ability not only to observe but to control what happens with user data and information. The ARPANET system that onboard access to get you online To use that data, repackage it, resell it to other entities that want to commercialize their products to a specific audience. Now they have that data, they have that information that's available because the good old ARPANET, the good old internet, has collected that user information and some would say, yeah, but that wasn't the intent. That's kind of the sideline consequence. No doubt it was not the original intent, but certainly it has become intentional to make use of that data. Here's why I say that US $391.5 million because of privacy invasion violations, not just because they're collecting data, but the suit brought by the United States of America against Google was for their invasion violations of user privacy. That's huge. Now that's in the US. In France, both Google and Facebook were fined for preventing users from disabling tracking information. Now we all know that as a user, I'm supposed to have the option Do I want you to track me or do I not? But in France Google and Facebook were fine for preventing users to make that choice. This is a serious concern for the unexpected unintended outcomes of evolution technology. Now 75% of the world's population can be tracked and their information can be used.
Speaker 2:Perhaps at the peak of technological advancement is the emergence of artificial intelligence. Initially, ai as it's known, served as a basic tool to perform a limited set of predefined tasks. However, in 2022, chatgpt many of us, most of us, are familiar with that by now ChatGPT took center stage as a prominent tool, evolving from a background help tool to a leading option for creating manuscripts, art and computer code, just to name a few. A year later, in February of 2023, microsoft followed with their own Open AI, their version of GPT-4 tech, introducing drum roll co-pilot. The common denominator for both versions of this technology is how the computer brain learns to function, how it learns to operate, and the answer to how it learns to function and operate is what brings concern the methodology for these AI. The methodology for these AI, these artificial, intelligent computer systems, the way for them to operate, is by developing a catalog of data across human experiences, reviewing written documents, reviewing products actually made by humans, including fine art, music, et cetera, and to predict outcomes, or to design and create projects, now, with inputs from the guidelines that they have garnered from studying, reviewing the experiences of humans.
Speaker 2:The term artificial intelligence poses the most obvious threat to endangered truth. The intention to replace real intelligence with artificial intelligence is clearly stated in the modus operandi. Modus operandi, knowingly, the world is choosing to abandon human reliability and accountability to a non-sentient entity. The gradual shift that began with the subtle introduction, as we said a few programs ago, of reality television, which then morphed into an opportunity to feed the depraved nature of the human appetite, opened an entryway that lowered standards. The greatest technological achievements occurring in this era, which could be used to serve and promote the highest ideals, came at a time when standards culture were in decline. A species does not become endangered overnight. I'm repeating that again intentionally. The decline occurs gradually, over time, like a lobster acclimated to a suitable water temperature, it becomes unaware that it has settled in that boiling water. That will ultimately take its life, rhetoric and even leadership at the expense of settling to exist and boiling water. Thank you.