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Sci-fi novel "Lexicon" by Max Barry explores the idea of words used for persuasion to the extent of actually hacking the brain via spoken word to take control o
by OnACoffeeBreak 5y ago
Sci-fi novel "Lexicon" by Max Barry explores the idea of words used for persuasion to the extent of actually hacking the brain via spoken word to take control of the subject's thoughts and actions.
- jkmcf 5y agoThis is what the Sophists were accused of by the Stoics and others. Source: https://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-032-trees-bending-to-the-torrent https://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-032-trees...
- FinanceAnon 5y agoI thought about something similar in the context of "dangerous" AI. In a hypothetical scenario where super-smart AI got control of the internet and all the devices, would it be able to start controlling people?