Chapter
The Difficulty of Long-Term Manipulation
2:38:28 - 2:45:50 (07:22)
A discussion about the feasibility of long-term manipulation of populations, as proposed by conspiracy theories, and how the reality is more likely to be rooted in incompetence.
Clips
The Russians have been meddling in US elections by influencing the left and right fringe.
2:38:28 - 2:41:02 (02:34)
Summary
The Russians have been meddling in US elections by influencing the left and right fringe. The KGB considered one department as the least desirable for its agents.
ChapterThe Difficulty of Long-Term Manipulation
Episode#301 – Jack Barsky: KGB Spy
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The idea that a country can be systematically demoralized through secret manipulation and destabilization is difficult to pull off due to the complexity and incompetence of such a strategy, although it may appeal to those who believe in conspiracy theories.
2:41:02 - 2:43:16 (02:14)
Summary
The idea that a country can be systematically demoralized through secret manipulation and destabilization is difficult to pull off due to the complexity and incompetence of such a strategy, although it may appeal to those who believe in conspiracy theories.
ChapterThe Difficulty of Long-Term Manipulation
Episode#301 – Jack Barsky: KGB Spy
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
As technology improves, mass surveillance becomes increasingly easy to achieve.
2:43:16 - 2:45:50 (02:33)
Summary
As technology improves, mass surveillance becomes increasingly easy to achieve. Facial recognition is becoming more common in detecting suspicious individuals on social media platforms, adding to the concerning progression of artificial people monitoring.