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3 timestamped hits 2 source readings 2 extracted notes Newest source: 2026-05-18, day precision Aliases: attention-controls

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Attention control

A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "people's attentions right so you have AI and the AI is distracting you by being your girlfriend or by being your demon or by..."

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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "people's attentions right so you have AI and the AI is distracting you by being your girlfriend or by being your demon or by..."

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: AI Becomes God When Empire Learns To Monetize Loneliness (2026-05-18, day precision).

Most connected source readings: AI Becomes God When Empire Learns To Monetize Loneliness; The AI Apocalypse: from Language Illusion to Control.

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lecture 2026-05-12

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He asserts that AI's authority is built by controlling what people see and believe, adapting the cave/paradigm to contemporary attention economics.

Current social-control model stated on 2026-05-18.

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Jiang argues that elites can move toward technocratic domination by redirecting attention into distraction systems such as AI companions, alien narratives, and demon talk, leaving people sealed inside private bubbles.

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