We like to think dystopias are science fiction.
Something that happens later.
In this episode of 5FT. Philosophy, I break down how that future is already being built quietly, legally, and for profit.
Using recent revelations about an AI company’s secret initiative known as Project Panama, this episode looks at how tech elites are extracting culture, labor, and knowledge to fuel artificial intelligence systems without consent or transparency.
Millions of books were purchased, destroyed, and scanned to train AI models. We only know because of unsealed court documents.
This isn’t a story about innovation gone wrong.
It’s about power moving faster than accountability and a future designed around extreme wealth at the top and instability everywhere else.
Dystopia isn’t inevitable.
But it does become likely when greed goes unchallenged long enough.
Optional final line if you want a quiet closer:
The question isn’t whether the future will be automated.
It’s whether it will be shared.
This is 5ft.Philosophy
I’m not here to tell you what to think.
I’m here to slow things down long enough so you can think for yourself.
Sit with it.
