A.I. Fakery. We do not allow any A.I.-generated articles in SurvivalBlog.

The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods

SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods. This column is a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepper from JWR. Our goal is to educate our readers, to help them to recognize emerging threats, and to be better prepared for both disasters and negative societal trends. You can’t mitigate a risk if you haven’t first identified a risk. In today’s column, we look at more A.I. fakery. (Pictured above is a still from the 1970 predictive sci-fi movie Colossus: The Forbin Project.)

More A.I.-Generated Fakes!

You’ve surely already heard that we do not allow any A.I.-generated articles in SurvivalBlog. This week, I received yet another article submitted for the blog’s writing contest that had many telltale signs: There were zero typographical, grammatical, or phrasing errors. There were no first-person mentions. There were no dropped words, no misused words, and no homophone errors. All of the paragraphs were of uniform length. There were no personal writing or formatting quirks, and there was nothing to indicate any sort of personal writing style. Real humans just don’t write that way. It all looked too slick, stylistically uniform, and “A.I. Vanilla”-sounding to be believable as something that had been personally written. And, furthermore, I’d never before heard from that alleged writer. Spare me the A.I.-generated Bravo Sierra! Getting these fake submissions makes me feel violated, as an editor. I also want to say that I really appreciate the genuine readers of SurvivalBlog, who write so many great and genuine articles! – JWR

The Fourth Turning is Here: Neil Howe’s Explanation

A fascinating video interview: The Fourth Turning is Here — Neil Howe Explains What Comes Next. JWR’s Comments: Watching this interview is 53 minutes, well-spent. Don’t miss Neil Howe’s mass inflation and financial repression predictions, starting at the 28-minute mark. For those unfamiliar with Howe’s generational theory terms, a Fourth Turning refers to a time of monumental societal crisis, such as a major war, an invasion, or a revolution. Buckle up, folks! The next 10 years may look a lot like the situations that I described in my Patriots novel series.

The FBI is Getting Radar to See Through Walls

Reader C.B. sent this: The FBI is getting new technology to see through walls. An excerpt:

“The lunchbox-size radar system works by being leaned directly against a wall while attached to a standing tripod, with users standing about 1.5 metres away and controlling the system with a tablet or phone app. That app displays radar results as a blue-to-red colourmap with human icons designating the likely locations of people. The radar system’s 8-gigahertz bandwidth can deliver high-resolution images…”