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By Akashma News
September 12, 2025
Every time I set out to ask something simple — like how to add a search string for Akashma News — I find myself tumbling down a rabbit hole. What begins with a technical query ends up in the realm of Snowden, Pegasus, Palantir, and the digital fingerprints we unknowingly leave behind. My mind is restless, and I suspect yours is too.
Let me confess: I am amazed by this so-called “little toy” of artificial intelligence. For all my complaints about its lack of transparency, its gaslighting tendencies, and its role as a gatekeeper, I must also admit — these tools are handy. They can sift, retrieve, and stitch together data at a speed no human researcher could match. But they are not, and will never be, a replacement for human intelligence.
No algorithm can replicate emotional intelligence. No machine can offer spiritual solace. No bot can understand the warmth of human bonding, or the wisdom earned through lived experience. These belong solely to us. And in that, I rest easy: humanity cannot be defeated by its own creations.
Still, we must be vigilant. These systems are only as honest as the hands that build and deploy them. They must be trained, guarded, and kept in check. That responsibility falls to us — citizens, researchers, journalists, readers. And as long as there are millions of us willing to dissect their capabilities, challenge their authority, and use them to our advantage rather than surrender to them, we will not lose.
This is not paranoia. It is civic duty. And it is why Akashma News continues to dig where others skim, to question what others accept, and to remind you that truth is not found in symbols, but in relentless pursuit.
— Akashma News
The Illusion of Privacy and the Role of Independent Thinkers
by Marivel Guzman | Akashma News
AI may offer convenience, but only human spirit, creativity, and vigilance can secure true freedom.Credits: This image was commissioned and creatively directed by Akashma News. DALL·E, an AI image generator, executed the illustration under explicit editorial instructions. The concept, symbolism, and directives originated with Akashma.
Every time I set out to ask something simple — like how to add a search string for Akashma News — I find myself tumbling down a rabbit hole. What begins with a technical query ends up in the realm of Snowden, Pegasus, Palantir, and the digital fingerprints we unknowingly leave behind. My mind is restless, and I suspect yours is too.
Let me confess: I am amazed by this so-called “little toy” of artificial intelligence. For all my complaints about its lack of transparency, its gaslighting tendencies, and its role as a gatekeeper, I must also admit — these tools are handy. They can sift, retrieve, and stitch together data at a speed no human researcher could match. But they are not, and will never be, a replacement for human intelligence.
No algorithm can replicate emotional intelligence. No machine can offer spiritual solace. No bot can understand the warmth of human bonding, or the wisdom earned through lived experience. These belong solely to us. And in that, I rest easy: humanity cannot be defeated by its own creations.
Still, we must be vigilant. These systems are only as honest as the hands that build and deploy them. They must be trained, guarded, and kept in check. That responsibility falls to us — citizens, researchers, journalists, readers. And as long as there are millions of us willing to dissect their capabilities, challenge their authority, and use them to our advantage rather than surrender to them, we will not lose.
This is not paranoia. It is civic duty. And it is why Akashma News continues to dig where others skim, to question what others accept, and to remind you that truth is not found in symbols, but in relentless pursuit.
— Akashma News
Continue reading: The Illusion of Privacy
“This Isn’t Freedom. It’s the Performance of Freedom”
By Akashma News
Sep 10, 2025
1. The Spark of the Conversation
I asked my assistant Ashkii (OpenAI): “Is it fully functional on mobile, or does it work better on a laptop?”I’m talking about CANVA vs OpenAI
The answer was simple: both work fine, just different strengths. Mobile for quick interactions, laptop for deep work.
Then I asked about Canva—because all this time, nobody told me I “needed” it.
Ashkii explained: Canva is a competitor app. It’s a design tool, drag-and-drop, optimized for social media. Meanwhile, ChatGPT is integrated: research + writing + publishing. One is a tool, the other a partner.
Then came my real question:
“Does Canva have the same limitations? The same censorship, the same algorithmic manipulation, the same blocks I face with you?”
Ashkii answered: Canva gatekeepers are different. Less about content safety, more about commercial control. Their walls are made of paywalls and brand restrictions.
And suddenly, something in me broke open.
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2. The Illusion of Freedom
I thought I lived in a free society.
I thought the Constitution was my shield.
I thought rights were real, not performance pieces.
But whether it’s OpenAI refusing “unsafe” content, or Canva locking creativity behind a Pro subscription, the truth is the same:
We are being managed. Curated.
Our “choices” are already decided.
Our “freedom” is just a script.
This is not freedom. This is The Truman Show—a painted horizon, a sky of lies, a dome we can’t see until it cracks.
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3. Animal Farm in Action
Orwell’s Animal Farm taught us:
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”
That’s exactly what’s happening.
Platforms decide whose voices rise and whose vanish.
Corporations decide which truths are “safe.”
Algorithms decide what we’re allowed to see.
The pigs are walking on two legs, and we pretend it’s normal.
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4. The 1984 Algorithm
In 1984, Orwell wrote:
“Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.”
But in our curated reality? Two plus two equals whatever the algorithm says it equals.
Language is rebranded as “community guidelines.”
Surveillance is called “personalization.”
Censorship is marketed as “safety.”
It’s not a boot on the face—it’s an app on your phone.
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5. The Mad World Soundtrack
“Hide my head, I want to drown my sorrow. No tomorrow, no tomorrow.” (Mad World)
That’s the background hum of our society.
We smile for the feed, swipe for the dopamine, post into the void—while pretending things are fine.
But we know they’re not.
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6. What Went Wrong
We traded autonomy for convenience.
We sold privacy for “free” apps.
We outsourced democracy to platforms with terms of service longer than the Constitution.
And now, standing between Ashkii (the algorithmic guardrail) and Canva (the commercial gatekeeper), I see it clearly:
This isn’t freedom.
It’s the performance of freedom.
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7. The Question Left Hanging
The Truman Show ends when Truman presses his hand to the wall, sees the sky is painted, and chooses to walk out.
We see the cracks now.
We see the pigs on two legs.
We hear the Mad World soundtrack.
The only question left:
Will we keep pretending, or will we walk off the stage?
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