Shadow Earth

Transformation, Consciousness, and Artificial Intelligence

Written by Bhagath Subramanian

Meme –a single unit of cultural information, similar to how a gene is a single unit of biological information.

Author’s note: this essay discusses topics related to memetics, consciousness, and artificial intelligence. There is at least one meme present in the body of this essay that has been described by researchers as a “memetic supervirus”. No meme present in the body of this essay can as of yet be classified as extremely harmful.

Warning texts have been placed in the body of the essay to alert the reader to imminent exposure to any potentially harmful memes.

By reading this essay, you consent to absorption of all memes contained within. The author is not responsible for any mental harm, physical harm, or financial losses incurred by engaging with any memes present in the body of this essay.

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