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12 timestamped hits 8 source readings 1 extracted note Newest source: 2026-05-12, day precision Aliases: expert

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Experts

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...

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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...

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: The AI Apocalypse: from Language Illusion to Control (2026-05-12, day precision).

Most connected source readings: The AI Apocalypse: from Language Illusion to Control; The WWIII Chessboard: How Viewpoint Becomes Strategy; "Heading For A Global DEPRESSION!".

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Key Notes

Anthropological claim stated on 2026-02-15.

normative

Jiang says confidence in human resilience is stronger than confidence in laws, experts, or institutions.

Timestamped Evidence

"Heading For A Global DEPRESSION!"

2026-05-05, day precision · \"Heading For A Global DEPRESSION!\" Professor Jiang Debates Iran War, Trump And China Ties

Transcript

"...has promised immediate relief as soon as the Strait reopens, most experts say that economic chaos will reign for months or worse."

"Heading For A Global DEPRESSION!"

2026-05-05, day precision · \"Heading For A Global DEPRESSION!\" Professor Jiang Debates Iran War, Trump And China Ties

Transcript

"...right now. I spoke with five people who are financial markets experts in a Twitter forum some couple of weeks back, and I finally..."

"Heading For A Global DEPRESSION!"

2026-05-05, day precision · \"Heading For A Global DEPRESSION!\" Professor Jiang Debates Iran War, Trump And China Ties

Transcript

"...have an answer to that. I am not a foreign policy expert. I'm an economist. I'm here to tell you if the price remains..."

"Heading For A Global DEPRESSION!"

2026-05-05, day precision · \"Heading For A Global DEPRESSION!\" Professor Jiang Debates Iran War, Trump And China Ties

Transcript

"...going into that part of the world. And I'm not an expert in military matters either. We've all acknowledged that. But from what I've..."

Relevant Lectures And Readings

"Heading For A Global DEPRESSION!"

2026-05-05, day precision · alias-match

Reading

Jiang reframes Hormuz disruption as a production-system collapse and argues that escalation incentives make the Iran conflict a political-economic choke point beyond price shocks.

Why This Iran War Feels Like a Bear Trap

2026-04-18, day precision · alias-match

Reading

Jiang frames the Iran war as a structural problem: empires that enter forceful conflicts without strategic reserve burn out, and the current administration is trying to steer around collapse, domestic optics, and a volatile...

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