The Politicalization of Reality
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Trajan violently shakes his head. “Oh Christ, John. Look, you don’t understand. Life’s not like it was back in your time. All human activity is much more monitored and controlled now. Soon it’ll all be explained to you. But for now you need to be cool, don’t make waves.”
“But Trajan, I don’t understand. This is science. Computers are nothing but a tool for us to use. And besides, this is a free country; we have laws, there is -”
“Look, John,” Trajan interrupts. “You don’t know who could be a spy. Me, ‘MC’, Corki . . . Della. You don’t know – so get smart. And forget about the free country stuff. We haven’t been free in a long time. Now I know you were in a coma for over fifty years. But look man, things have changed since then. Life is different. My advice to you is concentrate on getting yourself back together. Get trained for a job. Get a family, if you want one. But stay out of political issues.”
Trajan stops and gives me this strange look. I fear Trajan begins to understand just how far removed from this world I really am. Patiently, Trajan begins, “John, Corki is a computer. To be more exact, Corki is a sub-routine off the main computer. I guess to be very exact, Corki is the program name for this sub-routine. This entire facility is run by computer, John. You can call up Corki anywhere. Your particular file is accessed by Corki by the computer recognizing your voice; and in times or places of high security, your retinal scan for additional verification.
I try to convey my sense of amazement to Trajan. “You’re saying this entire facility is run by computer? Wow! It must be one heck of a computer. I can’t imagine a main frame so large that it can keep track of all the residents simultaneously. I mean, all medical and historical records, their daily activities and schedules, these personalized menu memories of each resident, and the retinal recognition and voice pattern recognition for every resident. And then to do all that in real time, plus carry on dialogs with each resident, on demand, using sub-routines? Trajan, I didn’t even detect a hesitation in Corki’s voice responses. Wow! For such a large and complicated platform and software array as this, I can’t imagine how many software programmers and computer operators you must have working at this facility.”
“John, Corki is a simple program running on a central computer. This central computer controls a variety of different functions and subsidiary computers throughout the facility, each with its own level of artificial intelligence. I’ve heard there are some computers nowadays that have so much artificial intelligence it’s hard to know if they’re human or not.”
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As we arrive at the door of my habitat, I thank Emiliano for his help. He replies that he will see me tomorrow and wishes me a good night’s rest, then leaves. I attempt to open my door only to find it locked. Oh no, I have no key! I wait a moment as if time was somehow supposed to help. Then I remember. “CORKI, HELP!”
“Hi, John. How may I help?”
“Corki, I’m locked outside my door. How do I get in?”
Corki’s low sexy voice replies, “John, I’ll let you in.” I hear the bolt in the door click.
Feeling extremely tired, I go into the bathroom to wash my face only to find I do not have any soap, towels or wash cloths. Nor do I have a tooth brush or toothpaste. “Great!” I mutter in disgust. I’m too tired. I’ll wait until tomorrow. Going back into the main room, I think some music might be nice as I prepare for bed. “CORKI, REALPLAYER”.
“John, you do not need to shout at me.”
“I’m sorry. Corki, how do I get some music?”
“Just ask. But talk to me l
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How do we know the information we’re given is truthful? How do we know the news media’s “information” is not altered, or certain facts left out, or distorted to purposely mislead us? How do we know that “information” is not disseminated in ways to promote a political viewpoint, or some specifically-approved social ideology or bias, or enhance someone’s financial gain or prestige?
With computers becoming faster and more sophisticated, within a few decades they will be able to poll vast databases and respond to queries at near the speed of light. Add to this, advancements in virtual reality, artifical intelligence, synthesized speech, speech recognition and visual recognition, and you have machines that are frighteningly able to challenge human superiority.
Include in this a world environment where labor pressures from global competition is forcing businesses to frantically search for new ways to lower labor costs, and the advanced machines become an attractive alternative.
Add political movements where social elitists and power brokers, acting as gatekeepers, work for the advancement of various social and political agendas, and you have an environment where advanced machines can be purposely manipulated to blur the distinction between reality and illusion, history and fiction.
A terrifying look into the future based on existing hard science, yet a motivational tale of John Peters who, due to an accident, goes into a coma and is not expected to regain consciousness. Placed away in the private and secluded Rest Harbor Rehabilitation and
The story weaves motivational inspiration within the true meaning of love and unconditional relationships. A story where John Peters struggles to overcome his new obstacles in a world where everone he has known, his family and friends, have died, and a world where what you think is real is actually constructed, and what is constructed becomes the reality.
About the Author
Randy E. Smith was voted one of America''s leading business and management consultants. Formerly the CEO and Board Chairman of First Continental Corporation, he consults businesses ranging from start-ups to $50 million in annual sales. While his specialties are corporate and financial strategies, he is considered a generalist in helping companies over a wide range of situations ranging from accounting to organizational effectiveness, human resources, managerial and employee training, sales and incentives development. With a background of being a former Economist / Financial Analyst, who later added Clinical Psychology to his repertoire to study how individuals and markets behave in dynamic environments, he develops financial, corporate and management strategies for companies. A portion of this is the study and implementation of how man and advanced machines interrelate. He also coaches executives who are feeling challenged or overwhelmed, as well as those desiring to climb to higher heights within their professions. Working with a wide range of companies, including many high tech and private space oriented companies, Randy Smith feels he has the duty to bring economic and financial realism to sometimes over optimistic management, scientists'' and engineer''s dreams and plans. He is known for the phrase, "No bucks, no Buck Rogers". Randy E. Smith holds advanced degrees in finance, economics and psychology. He enjoys numerous speaking engagements and is an avid writer of magazine articles and a published author of business books. His passion is writing fiction novels. He publishes a monthly business-economic newsletter called THE SMITH''S JOURNAL. He can be contacted by e-mail at: Randy@SuccessfulPeopleDo.com.