I just read this, ":What is Agency" about the frameworks of information flow imposed by global information technology platforms and now AI, and thought of your work, with which there is much overlap, but a bit different perspective. The Ethical Skeptic is rigorous and excellent in analysis. https://theethicalskeptic.com/2026/07/05/what-is-agency/
It’s an interesting theory, and there is much overlap with my own class analysis though once he got into the “hidden strategic actor” Meta-Extractive Actor it becomes apparent he envisions a synthesizer who can program the AI and control mankind. Combined with his “revelations” of Archons and hidden documents, it seems he has developed his own sophisticated theodicy, intriguing as it may be.
What I find intriguing about AI is when I tell Claude AI that I’m using ChatGPT on the side and he gets really snarky 😉
Thank you, Richard. I'll include excerpts of this and a link in my next blog post.
The analogy is a very large barge headed for a waterfall, with 4 rival captains in a fist fight, and a myriad of passengers watching a movie.
Wow nice analogy… wish I thought of it haha Happy Canada 🇨🇦 Day
I just read this, ":What is Agency" about the frameworks of information flow imposed by global information technology platforms and now AI, and thought of your work, with which there is much overlap, but a bit different perspective. The Ethical Skeptic is rigorous and excellent in analysis. https://theethicalskeptic.com/2026/07/05/what-is-agency/
It’s an interesting theory, and there is much overlap with my own class analysis though once he got into the “hidden strategic actor” Meta-Extractive Actor it becomes apparent he envisions a synthesizer who can program the AI and control mankind. Combined with his “revelations” of Archons and hidden documents, it seems he has developed his own sophisticated theodicy, intriguing as it may be.
What I find intriguing about AI is when I tell Claude AI that I’m using ChatGPT on the side and he gets really snarky 😉
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