The Efficiency Trap: How AI’s Dark Enlightenment Is Rewriting Reality
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A reactionary philosophy called the "Dark Enlightenment" has quietly infiltrated AI systems, prioritizing efficiency over wisdom and creating "reality drift" where algorithms learn from their own outputs rather than actual data. This shift is causing AI models to mistake performance for truth, leading companies to pursue optimization theater while governments like Denmark scramble to legislate protections for authentic identity against deepfakes and synthetic content.
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