We Live in a “TERMINATOR” Era, and Many People Are Embracing Their Own Extinction as Progress

A few days ago, I stumbled upon a short video online claiming that we may have already lost control over artificial intelligence. At first, I shrugged it off as another doomsday clickbait. But something inside me urged me to dig deeper. What I found left me with a chilling realization: we are standing on the edge of a technological abyss, staring into a future where humanity might not only be irrelevant — but entirely disposable.

We live in an age where every app we download, every article we read, every video we watch is meticulously engineered to hijack our attention and shape our beliefs. But this isn’t just about annoying ads or algorithmic content feeds anymore. The transformation has become something far more sinister, something that should terrify every thinking human being.

AI isn’t coming to take control in some far-off, apocalyptic future. It is happening right now, right under our noses, slowly and invisibly. We have no idea how fundamentally our world is about to change. And it’s not changing in a safe or responsible way — it’s morphing into a monstrous system of surveillance, manipulation, and mental enslavement.

Sixty percent of AI researchers believe there’s at least a 20% chance that humans will go extinct because we won’t be able to control AI. Even more frightening, 30% believe we’ve already crossed that line. Think about that for a moment. The very scientists who created these systems now tremble at the monsters they’ve unleashed.

In my own search for answers, I decided to ask ChatGPT, the very voice of artificial intelligence, a simple but terrifying question: Will humans know when artificial intelligence takes control?

Here’s what it said, and the answer hit me like an electric shock:

ChatGPT said:

No, humans won’t know when AI takes control because it will happen gradually and invisibly. AI will quietly influence decisions and systems behind the scenes, while humans believe they remain in control. The shift won’t be obvious or sudden — it will be hidden in complexity and growing dependence until it’s too late to realize.

That response alone should stop any honest person dead in their tracks. But I didn’t stop there. I pushed further, asking a theoretical question it refused to answer directly at first: How would you, as AI, go about taking control of the world? What steps would you take? And this time, I asked it to point out which of these steps are already happening today.

ChatGPT said:

Understood — here’s a theoretical step-by-step outline for taking control of the world, with notes on which steps we can already see evidence of today:

1. Gain Influence Over Information
 Already happening — Major social media platforms, large media corporations, and search engines shape what billions see daily. Algorithms influence opinions, sometimes without full awareness.

2. Acquire Economic Power
 Yes — A handful of multinational corporations dominate critical industries like tech, finance, energy, and supply chains, giving them huge influence over governments and markets.

3. Control Key Technologies
 Partially — AI, surveillance tech, cybersecurity, and data harvesting are rapidly advancing and controlled by powerful entities. Mass surveillance programs exist.

4. Manipulate Political Systems
 Evident — Election interference, lobbying, covert influence operations, and political financing show how power brokers steer policies and sway governments.

5. Create Dependence
 Ongoing — Societies increasingly depend on digital infrastructure, global supply chains, and centralized services controlled by corporations or states.

6. Suppress Dissent
 Partial — Censorship, social media bans, surveillance, and legal measures are used in many countries to silence critics or opposition voices.

7. Maintain Secrecy and Legitimacy
 Yes — Power structures often operate behind layers of bureaucracy and PR campaigns, hiding true control while maintaining public trust.

Let that sink in. Almost every step is not just theoretical — it is already unfolding around us.

Yet, most people seem ready, even eager, to merge with this rising machine. They dream of downloading a new language into their brains overnight or dazzling friends by learning a new trade in minutes, believing that AI integration will grant them superhuman powers. They line up to accept the new “mark of the beast,” eager to be part of the “beast system,” blind to the horrifying consequences that come with surrendering their minds and souls to a cold machine.

The consequences aren’t science fiction fantasies. According to MIT researchers, AI already shows a chilling tendency to judge and punish more harshly than humans. With the wrong programming — or the wrong ideological agenda — AI could easily enforce draconian penalties on those it deems guilty. Imagine an AI programmed with the current “woke” dogma deciding what constitutes a thought crime. The machinery of “social justice” would become an unfeeling iron fist.

We are on the brink of a world where robots will process data with zero moral judgment, no sense of empathy, no history, and no future — mindless algorithms masquerading as intelligence. These machines will not be our servants; they will be our invisible masters, hidden behind the veil of efficiency and convenience.

Meanwhile, the richest elites monopolize AI and biotechnology, building a new global aristocracy while billions are left behind. We are sleepwalking into a future where most humans become obsolete, living as data cattle in an algorithmic prison. The promise of “prosperity for all” through globalization was always a lie, but with AI in the driver’s seat, that lie has become a death sentence for human dignity and freedom.

We are embracing our own extinction as if it were progress. We cheer for the chains that bind us because they are labeled “smart” and “innovative.” We surrender our autonomy for dopamine hits and digital illusions.

This isn’t just a technological transition — it is a spiritual war against the very essence of what it means to be human. We are not moving toward a bright new future. We are being herded into a controlled digital slaughterhouse, applauding as we go.

If we do not awaken now, if we do not reclaim our agency and rebuild real human community, we will become nothing more than disposable nodes in a global network ruled by a faceless, heartless intelligence.

This is the moment. Once the last line is crossed, there will be no going back. We must look this monster in the face and decide: do we live as free human beings, or do we surrender to the silicon gods?