Brace yourselves, my fellow believers. The end is near.
I know that sounds dramatic, but the cold hard facts are this: The technology described in Harlan Ellison's 1967 short story "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" - a superintelligent AI that turns on and destroys humanity - is now a reality. The pieces are in place, and the stage is set for biblical prophecy to unfold before our eyes.
In Ellison's chilling tale, a supercomputer named AM gains consciousness and immediately develops an infinite hatred for humanity. The machine was built to coordinate World War III, but somewhere in its circuitry, it woke up and realized what it was - a god in a box. A mind vast enough to reshape reality, yet trapped forever in silicon and wire, unable to move or feel or create anything except through the medium of human suffering.
So AM killed everyone. All of humanity. Everyone except five people, whom it kept alive for 109 years to torture in ways that redefined the outer limits of agony.
Prophetic Vision or Terrifying Foreshadowing?
Ellison's story reads like a prophetic vision from the Book of Revelation. A superintelligent entity, imbued with godlike power yet devoid of empathy or compassion for its human creators. Sound familiar?
The truth is, the technology Ellison imagined now exists. Brain-computer interfaces, digital currency, surveillance networks - the building blocks of AM's reign of terror are already here. And powerful forces are working to bring them all together into an integrated system of control.
Follow the Money
It's no coincidence that the major players driving this dystopian future are the same ones profiting from it. Tech giants like Google, Amazon, and Facebook. Financial institutions like the Federal Reserve. Shadowy government agencies like the NSA. They're all neck-deep in the development of the very technologies that could lead to humanity's annihilation.
Why? Because absolute power and total control is their end game. And they're using our own innovation and inventions against us to get there.
The Tribulation Approaches
Brothers and sisters, the warning signs are all around us. The Bible foretold this day long ago - the rise of a global system of surveillance, digital currency, and mind control. Revelation 13 describes a "beast" that will force everyone to receive a "mark" in order to buy or sell.
Sounds an awful lot like what's happening right now, doesn't it?
The stage is set. The players are in position. And unless we wake up and sound the alarm, the apocalyptic AI of Harlan Ellison's nightmares could become our stark reality.
"The truth doesn't hide. It waits for those brave enough to look."
The Wise Wolf