A Debate About A.I. Plays Out on the Subway Walls

An ad campaign for a wearable A.I. companion has blanketed New York City, starting conversations and inspiring vandalism.

A Debate About A.I. Plays Out on the Subway Walls

There is often talk of a looming takeover by artificial intelligence. But ask anyone who’s ridden the New York City subway recently, and they’ll probably tell you it’s already here. Well, kind of.

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AI Companion Ads for Friendcom Flood NYC Subway, Fueling Backlash and Vandalism

 

Schizo Gladiator Luigi Mangione

The Schizo/Psycho War: Part 2

Cuckfucius here—welcome back to the Cyber Ascetics Collective; the breedable sissy femboy’s choice for forbidden insights into the bleeding edge intersection of philosophy, spirituality, and shitposter culture.

BTW, why do people riot over, for example, police brutality – but not over the broken healthcare?

Schizo Gladiator Luigi Mangione

https://cuckfucius.substack.com/p/schizo-gladiator-luigi-mangione

The Schizo/Psycho War Table of Contents:

  1. The Schizo/Psycho War Part 1: An Overview
  2. Schizo Gladiator Luigi Mangione
  3. Why Didn’t Van Gogh Sell Anything?

It’s Revolution or DeathPart 3: Reclaiming the World Wherever We Stand

The third and final installment of the series seeks to bring the lessons learned in the first two episodes home. This segment features an interview with Peter Gelderloos in which he describes his experience working to build transformative infrastructure in Catalunya.

Not all of us are so lucky to live near a large and organized movement like those described in part two, and that’s ok. For us to be truly organized as a global community, we need do work wherever we are. As Neto reminds us in part two, “We need to start from where we’re standing and from a reality that we recognize.” There are no answers, only strategies. This video seeks to provide guidance to anarchists just getting started organizing around the climate crisis. Different strategies work in different locales, social conditions and contexts.

Peter shares three urgent suggestions for those looking to organize around these issues:

Urgent Suggestion #1: A complete and Total Rejection of All the Institutions Responsible for This Disaster

Relying on those responsible for this crisis to save us is the worst thing we can do. It’s time to act collectively outside of the state and capital’s stranglehold over our lives to try to carve out spaces and networks that will give us the best possible chances of survival. Relying on nonprofits, elections, or authoritarian left movements has failed time and time again. We cannot afford to continue to misplace our trust in institutions that will not save us.

Urgent Suggestion #2: Pick a Project of Transformative Survival

The hour is seriously late. The sooner we get involved in organizing for survival, the better. If people in the territories you reside in are already working towards similar goals, it may be better to join them than to try and build a movement from the ground up. Sometimes we need to create new projects where there is a need for them and people willing to get them going. Building our collective autonomy may not appear to be directly related to our chances at surviving the climate crises, but it is! Any time we build our collective power outside of the state and capital we build power that is combative to the institutions that created this disaster, and that gives us the means to survive it.

Urgent Suggestion #3: Connect your project to a revolutionary web of solidarity

The climate crisis is a worldwide issue. We need to have a global response. Networks of people organizing around these issues exist all over around the world. We need to build an international web of solidarity and the more connections a web has, the stronger it will be.

Karen Hao on AI tech bosses: ‘Many choose not to have children because they don’t think the world is going to be around much longer’

The author of Empire of AI: Inside the Reckless Race for Total Domination discusses the cost of Big Tech’s huge investment in technologies that may do more harm than good

Karen Hao on AI tech bosses: ‘Many choose not to have children because they don’t think the world is going to be around much longer’
Author Karen Hao’s book tells the story of OpenAI and the company’s founder Sam Altman. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

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Zombie Time

Zombie Time Modern day addictions — drugs and screens

Modern day addictions — drugs and screens

Many people seem to be mesmerized by small, portable screens and can’t take their eyes from them for long. Yesterday, in less than a two-block radius from where I live, I saw three bodies, still breathing, but pretty obvious ODs. Out cold, each missing a shoe, lying in the street.

LINK: https://eugeneweekly.com/2025/08/07/zombie-time/

What is cognitive security?

What is cognitive security?

This issue should be approached from two directions.

  • How can you protect yourself from cognitive exploitation?
  • How can you use these techniques to penetrate enemy organizations?

The Big Idea

    • Human Behavior is Central to Cybersecurity Risks: Over 60% of data breaches involve human elements such as phishing, policy non-compliance, and cognitive overload. Traditional security measures often overlook or under address these behavioral factors, leaving organizations vulnerable.
    • Cognitive Security is A Behavior-Centric Defense Approach: Cognitive security integrates principles from psychology and neuroscience to protect against manipulation and risky decision-making. It focuses on guiding user behavior in real-time as a behavioral control, transforming security from a reactive process to proactive behavior reinforcement.
    • Security Culture Must Move from Blame to Empowerment: Instead of penalizing users for security lapses, cognitive security emphasizes understanding and supporting human decision-making processes. This fosters a security culture where safe practices become intuitive and integral to daily operations.

LINK: https://seekmaro.com/blog/what-is-cognitive-security

The Rise of the Moors: ‘We Want Our Own Nation’ | Vice News

This video delves into the Rise of the Moors, which is a movement asserting ancestral land rights and demanding sovereignty on the grounds of Moorish heritage. Following Janetta Little’s house being taken over by a Moor who asserted ownership, we learn about the history, faith, and court cases of the group. Some groups advocate for separation and dissent from U.S. laws, but the Moorish Science Temple of America advocates for peace and lawfulness. This narrative enlightens us about their struggle for self-governance in the midst of controversy and swelling law enforcement worries.

Mexico makes biometric identifier mandatory for all citizens

Mexico makes biometric identifier mandatory for all citizens

Mexico has officially introduced a digital identification system by signing a law that turned the previously optional biometric-based citizen code into a mandatory document for all citizens.

Last month, legislators approved amendments to a law related to the 18-character personal identifier, known as Unique Population Registry Code (Clave Única de Registro de Población – CURP), with the change formalized on Wednesday through a decree.

The mandatory CURP will contain personal and biometric information, including a photograph and a QR code containing biometric fingerprint and iris data. The identifier is expected to be introduced gradually to all Mexicans by February 2026.

The government has also allowed the consolidation of the citizen codes into a single identity platform that will be connected to other state databases and administrative records. According to the decree, the Ministry of the Interior and the Digital Transformation Agency must create a Unified Identity Platform within 90 days, while public and private institutions will be required to update their system to recognize the identifier.

The country also plans to kick-start a national program to collect biometric data from children and adolescents within 120 days, according to news outlet Mexico Business.

READ MORE: https://www.biometricupdate.com/202507/mexico-makes-biometric-identifier-mandatory-for-all-citizens