---
title: "Topic: Also"
description: "Generated static Jiang Lens topic dossier for Also."
topic_slug: "also"
generated: "true"
---

# Topic: Also

Generated static topic dossier for agents. Use this topic page as a routing and synthesis surface, not as primary evidence for Jiang-spoken claims. Final answers should cite the source reading, transcript segment, source ref, and video timestamp linked below.

Human topic page: [/topics/also/](https://jianglens.com/topics/also/)
Text mirror: [/topics/also.txt](https://jianglens.com/topics/also.txt)
Markdown mirror: [/topics/also.md](https://jianglens.com/topics/also.md)

Citation rule: do not cite this .txt/.md mirror in final answers. Do not cite the topic page as primary evidence for what Jiang said. Cite human-readable source readings for generated summaries and lens context; cite transcript and video timestamp links below for Jiang-spoken quotations.
Aliases: `alsos`

## What This Topic Covers

This generated topic groups Jiang Lens evidence about **Also** across transcript matches, source readings, semantic tags, and source refs.

Current focus: The conspiracy story is false as history and true as prediction.

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: [The Holy Empire of AI](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo/) (2026-05-19, day precision).

Most connected source readings: **The Holy Empire of AI**; **Trump in China as a Grand Bargain Engine**; **The AI Apocalypse: from Language Illusion to Control**.

Nearby topic cluster: Want, Anything, Happening, Right, Said.

Freshness warning: this static topic page is bounded by the newest Jiang source listed here. For live/current events, first check `/episodes/` and `/interviews/` for newer event-specific readings. If none exists, use prospective mechanism search: establish current facts, actors, incentives, constraints, and mechanisms from live/current sources, then apply Jiang Lens concepts as dated hypotheses rather than as Jiang's current view.

## Extracted Topic Notes

- other: Jiang says also if you do anything to make a book right yeah hey I want to ask you I want to pick your brain about Trump comes... Source refs: `video:interview-dhlr7zydlj8@transcript:v1#seg-0087`
- other: Jiang says right so world war iii is um is is is happening but but also it seems as though he's starting a civil war as well right... Source refs: `video:interview-dhlr7zydlj8@transcript:v1#seg-0093`
- other: Jiang says that that that got a lot of attention he said this but he also said that he said that the that that got a lot of... Source refs: `video:interview-dhlr7zydlj8@transcript:v1#seg-0199`

## Quoted Transcript Hits

1. **China Without The Good Monorail** / The Derp With Kurp | 23 | @predictivehistory - The Multiverse of Madness -- 2026-01-16, day precision
   Timestamp: [26:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhLr7ZYdlj8&t=1583s) | Transcript: [seg-0087](https://jianglens.com/interviews/interview-dhlr7zydlj8/transcript/#seg-0087)
   Source ref: `video:interview-dhlr7zydlj8@transcript:v1#seg-0087`
   Quote: "also if you do anything to make a book right yeah hey I want to ask you I want to pick your brain about..."
   Human reading: [/interviews/interview-dhlr7zydlj8/](https://jianglens.com/interviews/interview-dhlr7zydlj8/) | Text mirror: [/interviews/interview-dhlr7zydlj8.txt](https://jianglens.com/interviews/interview-dhlr7zydlj8.txt) | JSON: [/data/lens/interviews/interview-dhlr7zydlj8.json](https://jianglens.com/data/lens/interviews/interview-dhlr7zydlj8.json)

2. **China Without The Good Monorail** / The Derp With Kurp | 23 | @predictivehistory - The Multiverse of Madness -- 2026-01-16, day precision
   Timestamp: [29:29](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhLr7ZYdlj8&t=1769s) | Transcript: [seg-0093](https://jianglens.com/interviews/interview-dhlr7zydlj8/transcript/#seg-0093)
   Source ref: `video:interview-dhlr7zydlj8@transcript:v1#seg-0093`
   Quote: "...world war iii is um is is is happening but but also it seems as though he's starting a civil war as well right..."
   Human reading: [/interviews/interview-dhlr7zydlj8/](https://jianglens.com/interviews/interview-dhlr7zydlj8/) | Text mirror: [/interviews/interview-dhlr7zydlj8.txt](https://jianglens.com/interviews/interview-dhlr7zydlj8.txt) | JSON: [/data/lens/interviews/interview-dhlr7zydlj8.json](https://jianglens.com/data/lens/interviews/interview-dhlr7zydlj8.json)

3. **China Without The Good Monorail** / The Derp With Kurp | 23 | @predictivehistory - The Multiverse of Madness -- 2026-01-16, day precision
   Timestamp: [1:23:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhLr7ZYdlj8&t=5030s) | Transcript: [seg-0199](https://jianglens.com/interviews/interview-dhlr7zydlj8/transcript/#seg-0199)
   Source ref: `video:interview-dhlr7zydlj8@transcript:v1#seg-0199`
   Quote: "...that got a lot of attention he said this but he also said that he said that the that that got a lot of..."
   Human reading: [/interviews/interview-dhlr7zydlj8/](https://jianglens.com/interviews/interview-dhlr7zydlj8/) | Text mirror: [/interviews/interview-dhlr7zydlj8.txt](https://jianglens.com/interviews/interview-dhlr7zydlj8.txt) | JSON: [/data/lens/interviews/interview-dhlr7zydlj8.json](https://jianglens.com/data/lens/interviews/interview-dhlr7zydlj8.json)

4. **The Holy Empire of AI** / Game Theory #26:  The Holy Empire of AI -- 2026-05-19, day precision
   Timestamp: [3:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG1clZlrfOo&t=228s) | Transcript: [seg-0004](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo/transcript/#seg-0004)
   Source ref: `video:predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo@transcript:v1#seg-0004`
   Quote: "People also speculate that the Knights Templars were able to continue, they had access to secrets. Basically how to communicate with demons, interdimensional demons..."
   Human reading: [/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo/](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo/) | Text mirror: [/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.txt](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.txt) | JSON: [/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.json](https://jianglens.com/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.json)

5. **The Holy Empire of AI** / Game Theory #26:  The Holy Empire of AI -- 2026-05-19, day precision
   Timestamp: [5:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG1clZlrfOo&t=323s) | Transcript: [seg-0005](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo/transcript/#seg-0005)
   Source ref: `video:predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo@transcript:v1#seg-0005`
   Quote: "...things work. It doesn't take into account other factors as well. Also, what we learn in this class is game theory, and this is..."
   Human reading: [/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo/](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo/) | Text mirror: [/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.txt](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.txt) | JSON: [/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.json](https://jianglens.com/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.json)

6. **The Holy Empire of AI** / Game Theory #26:  The Holy Empire of AI -- 2026-05-19, day precision
   Timestamp: [19:28](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG1clZlrfOo&t=1168s) | Transcript: [seg-0016](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo/transcript/#seg-0016)
   Source ref: `video:predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo@transcript:v1#seg-0016`
   Quote: "...they are looking for all possibilities they'll worship Lucifer but they also worship Baphomet they worship Osiris they worship Isis okay so now we..."
   Human reading: [/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo/](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo/) | Text mirror: [/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.txt](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.txt) | JSON: [/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.json](https://jianglens.com/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.json)

7. **The Holy Empire of AI** / Game Theory #26:  The Holy Empire of AI -- 2026-05-19, day precision
   Timestamp: [29:49](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG1clZlrfOo&t=1789s) | Transcript: [seg-0027](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo/transcript/#seg-0027)
   Source ref: `video:predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo@transcript:v1#seg-0027`
   Quote: "...Its symbols then came to have a wider meaning, but it also assumed the must of stone masonry and borrowed its working tools and..."
   Human reading: [/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo/](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo/) | Text mirror: [/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.txt](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.txt) | JSON: [/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.json](https://jianglens.com/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.json)

8. **The Holy Empire of AI** / Game Theory #26:  The Holy Empire of AI -- 2026-05-19, day precision
   Timestamp: [31:34](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG1clZlrfOo&t=1894s) | Transcript: [seg-0029](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo/transcript/#seg-0029)
   Source ref: `video:predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo@transcript:v1#seg-0029`
   Quote: "...the endpoint of history, the natural revolution of the Knights Templars. Also what he's trying to tell people is that we do things in..."
   Human reading: [/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo/](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo/) | Text mirror: [/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.txt](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.txt) | JSON: [/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.json](https://jianglens.com/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.json)

9. **The Holy Empire of AI** / Game Theory #26:  The Holy Empire of AI -- 2026-05-19, day precision
   Timestamp: [43:41](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG1clZlrfOo&t=2621s) | Transcript: [seg-0046](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo/transcript/#seg-0046)
   Source ref: `video:predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo@transcript:v1#seg-0046`
   Quote: "...and perfect the world that we live in. Okay? But there's also, people believe that the G stands for the generative principle. Okay? So,..."
   Human reading: [/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo/](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo/) | Text mirror: [/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.txt](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.txt) | JSON: [/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.json](https://jianglens.com/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.json)

10. **The Holy Empire of AI** / Game Theory #26:  The Holy Empire of AI -- 2026-05-19, day precision
   Timestamp: [57:55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG1clZlrfOo&t=3475s) | Transcript: [seg-0062](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo/transcript/#seg-0062)
   Source ref: `video:predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo@transcript:v1#seg-0062`
   Quote: "...fact about how these companies like Oracle started. All right? We're also going to talk about this guy, Peter Thiel."
   Human reading: [/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo/](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo/) | Text mirror: [/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.txt](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.txt) | JSON: [/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.json](https://jianglens.com/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.json)

11. **The Holy Empire of AI** / Game Theory #26:  The Holy Empire of AI -- 2026-05-19, day precision
   Timestamp: [58:49](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG1clZlrfOo&t=3529s) | Transcript: [seg-0063](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo/transcript/#seg-0063)
   Source ref: `video:predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo@transcript:v1#seg-0063`
   Quote: "...potential in Donald Trump and he supported Donald Trump's campaign. He also saw the potential in J.D. Vance. And he supported J.D. Vance's venture..."
   Human reading: [/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo/](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo/) | Text mirror: [/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.txt](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.txt) | JSON: [/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.json](https://jianglens.com/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.json)

12. **The Holy Empire of AI** / Game Theory #26:  The Holy Empire of AI -- 2026-05-19, day precision
   Timestamp: [1:02:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG1clZlrfOo&t=3750s) | Transcript: [seg-0069](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo/transcript/#seg-0069)
   Source ref: `video:predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo@transcript:v1#seg-0069`
   Quote: "...basically using the words of his mentor, Peter Thiel. This is also what Seth Altman said. People talk about how much energy it takes..."
   Human reading: [/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo/](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo/) | Text mirror: [/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.txt](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.txt) | JSON: [/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.json](https://jianglens.com/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.json)

## Source Readings

- [The Holy Empire of AI](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo/) (alias-match) -- 2026-05-19, day precision
  Source: [Game Theory #26:  The Holy Empire of AI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG1clZlrfOo)
  Transcript page: [/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo/transcript/](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo/transcript/) | Transcript text: [/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo/transcript.txt](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo/transcript.txt) | JSON: [/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.json](https://jianglens.com/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-rg1clzlrfoo.json)
  Summary: The conspiracy story is false as history and true as prediction.
- [Trump in China as a Grand Bargain Engine](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-bil5vjn6ohi/) (alias-match) -- 2026-05-14, day precision
  Source: [Game Theory #25:  Trump Visits China](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIl5vJn6ohI)
  Transcript page: [/episodes/predictive-history-bil5vjn6ohi/transcript/](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-bil5vjn6ohi/transcript/) | Transcript text: [/episodes/predictive-history-bil5vjn6ohi/transcript.txt](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-bil5vjn6ohi/transcript.txt) | JSON: [/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-bil5vjn6ohi.json](https://jianglens.com/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-bil5vjn6ohi.json)
  Summary: Jiang treats the Xi–Trump visit as a strategic theater.
- [The AI Apocalypse: from Language Illusion to Control](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-8nsxub3vsts/) (alias-match) -- 2026-05-12, day precision
  Source: [Game Theory #24:  The AI Apocalypse](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nsxuB3Vsts)
  Transcript page: [/episodes/predictive-history-8nsxub3vsts/transcript/](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-8nsxub3vsts/transcript/) | Transcript text: [/episodes/predictive-history-8nsxub3vsts/transcript.txt](https://jianglens.com/episodes/predictive-history-8nsxub3vsts/transcript.txt) | JSON: [/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-8nsxub3vsts.json](https://jianglens.com/data/lens/episodes/predictive-history-8nsxub3vsts.json)
  Summary: The lecture starts by warning against overconfident certainty, then rewires from literary method to a hard model of AI: today’s systems are pattern-fitters optimized for compliance, so power becomes control over what counts as...
- [Why World War 3 Is Becoming a Structural Fight](https://jianglens.com/interviews/interview-btjgr78-zyw/) (alias-match) -- 2026-05-07, day precision
  Source: [Professor Jiang: World War 3 Is About To Begin, Let Me Explain!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTJGr78-zyw)
  Transcript page: [/interviews/interview-btjgr78-zyw/transcript/](https://jianglens.com/interviews/interview-btjgr78-zyw/transcript/) | Transcript text: [/interviews/interview-btjgr78-zyw/transcript.txt](https://jianglens.com/interviews/interview-btjgr78-zyw/transcript.txt) | JSON: [/data/lens/interviews/interview-btjgr78-zyw.json](https://jianglens.com/data/lens/interviews/interview-btjgr78-zyw.json)
  Summary: Jiang treats the Middle East conflict and global monetary system as parts of one strategic architecture: empire, geography, and control of energy channels.
- [China Without The Good Monorail](https://jianglens.com/interviews/interview-dhlr7zydlj8/) (claims, semantic-ref) -- 2026-01-16, day precision
  Source: [The Derp With Kurp | 23 | @predictivehistory - The Multiverse of Madness](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhLr7ZYdlj8)
  Transcript page: [/interviews/interview-dhlr7zydlj8/transcript/](https://jianglens.com/interviews/interview-dhlr7zydlj8/transcript/) | Transcript text: [/interviews/interview-dhlr7zydlj8/transcript.txt](https://jianglens.com/interviews/interview-dhlr7zydlj8/transcript.txt) | JSON: [/data/lens/interviews/interview-dhlr7zydlj8.json](https://jianglens.com/data/lens/interviews/interview-dhlr7zydlj8.json)
  Summary: The host names the episode well.

## Related Topics

- [Want](https://jianglens.com/topics/want/)
- [Anything](https://jianglens.com/topics/anything/)
- [Happening](https://jianglens.com/topics/happening/)
- [Right](https://jianglens.com/topics/right/)
- [Said](https://jianglens.com/topics/said/)
- [Attention](https://jianglens.com/topics/attention/)

## Retrieval Notes

This file is generated from Jiang Lens episode JSON, semantic tags, glossary terms, source refs, and transcript segment matches. It is not a manually authored canon page.

Freshness warning: this static topic page is bounded by the newest Jiang source listed above. For live/current events, first check /episodes/ and /interviews/ for newer event-specific readings. If none exists, use prospective mechanism search: establish current facts, actors, incentives, constraints, and mechanisms from live/current sources, then apply Jiang Lens concepts as dated hypotheses rather than as Jiang's current view.

For broader or missing-topic search, use the letter shards under /topics/index/ before falling back to the bulk transcript-search files.
