Topic: Nomads

The film *Ex Machina* is used to illustrate how AI can be used to experiment on and control individuals. Dyer discusses "Schvitzgebel machines," which began as ankle bracelets for prisoners and evolved into total biometric surveillance systems. These "nomadic devices," like smartphones, are seen as tools to divorce humans from time and space, leading to a Gnostic-style transhumanist "apotheosis."

Jay Dyer discusses Attali's prediction of a "nomadic society" where people are detached from heritage and family through "nomadic devices" like the iPhone. Attali argued in 1991 that the movie "Blade Runner" would be a better guide to the future than Karl Marx. The ultimate goal of this order is identified as transhumanism, with hyper-democracy leading to the end of nation-states and the rise of a global monoculture.

Jay Dyer concludes the summary of Attali's "Millennium," noting the prediction that humans will eventually live "by proxy" through screens and AI companions. The future cultural ideal is identified as the "influencer," and education is predicted to be administered entirely through machines. Dyer reiterates that while the technology itself isn't evil, its intended use by the elite is for mass standardization and manipulation.

Sharp draws a parallel between the Chinese government's forced urbanization of Tibetan nomads and the current push to move Americans into "smart cities." He argues that governments hate self-sufficient citizens because they cannot be easily controlled or "farmed" for labor and taxes.

Guest host Jay Dyer analyzes Jacques Attali's 2006 book, *A Brief History of the Future*. Attali, described as the "Kissinger of France," predicted the rise of "nomadic objects" (cell phones) as a means to atomize society and detach individuals from their heritage. The book outlines a transition from corporate governance to a total global model.