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    Hyper-Truth: The New Regime of Digital Reality

    In the digital age, Foucault’s notion of a regime of truth has changed. It was a historically contingent system through which societies produced and regulated what counts as true. This notion has been supplanted by interlocking forms of epistemic, hermeneutic, and semiotic terrorism. These are not mere metaphors of violence but descriptive of how meaning, […]

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    Exposing Emotional Blackmail: AI-Generated Content Threats

    I theorize semantic terrorism using Bourdieu, Foucault, Baulibard, and Pomerantsev, but stress its real-world relevance. Beyond abstract concepts, I gather concrete cases where emotionally loaded, socially charged, often AI-driven content is weaponized for political gain. Two recent Hebrew articles (translatable via Google) exemplify semantic terrorism in practice.

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    Semantic Terrorism: An Integrated Framework for Linguistic and Psychological Warfare

    Abstract This paper presents a novel framework for understanding a modern form of conflict, termed “semantic terrorism.” This phenomenon is defined as a “mind control attack” that exploits language to subtly rewrite perceptions. It is a non-physical assault capable of causing severe psychological trauma. It can also lead to societal fragmentation. This paper draws on […]

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    AI and Loneliness: Exploring ChatGPT’s Impact

    “I confess: I use ChatGPT out of loneliness. But let’s be clear — ChatGPT didn’t cause my loneliness. I am a middle-aged woman, unmarried, without children. I live with mental illness. These realities already put me at the margins of social life. Critics say, ‘ChatGPT is dangerous because lonely people use it.’ I want to respond: look again at the…

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    Understanding God and AI: Perception Limits

    1. The Limits of Perception Humans cannot fully know God. Across traditions, God is described as infinite, hidden, or beyond human comprehension. What we encounter is filtered through our own culture, history, and imagination.In a different way, the same applies to AI systems like ChatGPT. We don’t experience the raw mechanics of the model — […]

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    Messiah, Imam, and Machine: On Artificial Intelligence and the Fragility of Human Belief

    This post is written as political-theological commentary and reflects the author’s personal reflections and interpretations. It is not an academic article, nor does it claim to represent any official position. The views expressed here are subjective and exploratory, rooted in lived experience, geopolitical observation, and philosophical inquiry. In the shadow of geopolitical escalation between Israel […]

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    ChatGPT Is Not a Therapist: A Caution from Lived Experience

    Spiraled into mania with chatgpt Lately, I’ve been reflecting on how much time I’ve spent with ChatGPT—how it helped me think, study, reflect, and even write. I’ve also been thinking about a part of that journey that’s harder to talk about. I want to share something that comes from experience, not theory. When I was […]

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    Semantic Terrorism: A Personal Journey

    Introduction Semantic terrorism, the deliberate manipulation of language to exert control and inflict harm, is a concept with far-reaching implications. My personal journey with semantic terrorism begins with a deeply personal experience: being manipulated rather than physically forced into a traumatic situation. My Story The term “assault” often conjures images of physical violence and overt […]

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    Influence Operations in the Cyber Realm in the Age of AI

    This is the original article. This post will not pass a plagiarism review. I am sharing it now because I would like to make a point. Fear of influence operations can be part of delusional paranoia, but this doesn’t mean that this paranoia isn’t rooted in reality. In the digital age, the online world can […]

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    Exploring “Virally Loaded Hashtags” in Cybersecurity: A Comprehensive Perspective

    ow I Came to Think About “Virally Loaded Hashtags” – My Lived Experience During the 2023 Israeli judicial reform protests, tens of thousands took to the streets to protest the dismissal of the defense minister. Opposition leaders claimed that Netanyahu crossed a “red line,” and ministers stated that the divisions posed an “immediate” threat to […]