Well, for some time now, I have this question in the back of my mind: is cyberpunk still the future or has it become reality.
The photo-album on our smartphone has become our individual memory, stored on somebody else’s computer (“the cloud”). Our photos on social media have become our collective memory, which determines how other people interact with us, based on algorithms controlled others.
In 2024, is your memory still your own memory?
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Yes, that was indded my question. Some objective and scientific research into this. Interesting reading. Thanks.
My idea was kind-of the result of what we see in cybersecurity: What we are seeing is that with AI disinformation has become so easy and cheap, and also easy to automate. Can we assume a senario where desinformation -like phishing moving into the area of spear phising- is becoming personal.
Just wondering. Certain social media have a feature ‘remember, x years ago, you took part in this event’ (with some photo’s you shared about that event)’ What would happen if you start feeding people false information? Or semi-fake information? Including posts by other people?
I agree. Getting people to believe they took part in <some event> x years ago might not be easy. But can you get people to question certain secundairy elements. “Did I really meet <some person> during <some event> 4 years ago?”
I wonder. How many people rely on their own memories what they did in the fast? And how many rely on what the photos in their smartphone and/or social media account tell them?
Kr.