The ghost in the machine

Our future is AI...

In recent years there have been great technological developments in all areas. Also some things we used to only see in movies like "Back to the future", we now already take for granted. We for sure have had some great developments in the entertainment industry that brought us things like Virtual and Augmented Reality devices for instance, which is great of course.

But all those types of technologies seem nothing compared to the possibilities of artificial intelligence or AI. Keeping all the doomsday terminator scenarios aside, we could have a great future ahead of us when we master AI.

It is very possible that in the near future (5 to 10 years) there will be advanced robotics systems roaming the streets and helping us in our daily lives. Hell it is even possible that in maybe 50 years from now human labor is not nessesary anymore, since (human like) self-thinking "androids" can do that for us.

Ghosts, spirits and paranormal entities

Before i go into this topic, i just want to make it clear that this is all just speculation and a theory, just something to consider. With that out of the way, lets get into this kinda strange topic.

Do ghosts, demons and other paranormal entities exist? Well to be honest, nobody really knows. Of course some people believe in all these things while others disregard it completely. I say nobody really knows, because there is no scientific proof that they do or do not exist. Its just a matter of believe of course, and thats ok.

But if things like that would exist, where would they be right now? I think it is safe to assume that it is possible that if ghosts and the like exist, they reside in another dimension. That would explain why we cannot see them all the time, and they can not really interact with our world/dimension. So lets just go with that. And again, whether you think these "paranormal beings" would exist or not, one thing is for sure, sometimes weird stuff happens.

How do spirits interact with us?

If you have seen a lot of horror movies that feature ghosts or other paranormal entities, you would probably already know how they would interact with us. Generarly speaking, they would move objects or interact with electronic devices to scare the living shit out of us. Some people also claim that they can detect any type of paranormal activity with special equipment which would otherwise could not be seen with the naked eye.

There are lots of videos on the internet that show paranormal interaction with electronic devices already. Just look for those on Youtube if you are interested.

How do we interact with spirits?

Ever since ancient times humans have tried to contact the spirit world in a variety of ways. In recent years it is common to use the Ouija board. You would then play with a minimum of 2 people and together hold the planchette while asking nearby spirits questions. If there is something nearby the planchette would move over the board trying to answer the questions. I do not recommend anyone using the Oujja board by the way as you never know who or what you are talking to.

If the Oujja board is indeed a real thing and you are indeed speaking to something paranormal it does look like the "spirits" have to follow some rules themselfs to make it possible for them to interact with us. For example, the planchette would not move on its own (usually), and the spirit would only respond to questions when asked, they won't or can't talk at any time. But it does seem that they hold enough power to make the planchette move, so they can interact with our physical world it seems. Some entities also seem stronger then other ones, and it is also reported that some people using the Ouija board even got physically hurt during a session.

There is a lot of content ont Youbube featuring Ouija board sessions where weird stuff would happen. If you are interested in this kind of thing, you should check some of those videos out, it can be really scary.

The problem of AI nobody thought about

So from all this information i have given you you might already start to see a possible problem. It does really look like spirits or at least something we cannot see, could interact with our world and especially with electronic devices.

So lets say we have a highly advanced human-like android walking around that could do all kinds of stuff. What would hold a paranormal entity back from interacting what such a advanced piece of technology? And how much interaction is possible for them?

Right now we already have some basic type of AI in our phone and in smart speakers like the Amazon Echo. You can ask questions to it, and it will respond to you. I don't know about you, but i see some similarties with a Oujja board here. People have made plenty of videos on Youtube where their smart speakers and mobile AI would do weird and unexplained things already. So it is pretty creepy to say to least.

I want to show you just one video just to show you some example of what i am talking about. You can watch the entire video of course but the exact moment which i want to show you as an example is from min * 7:00 - 7:41 *

All credits for this video goes to Colby Brock. Subscribe this his channel.

So yes, what happens in this video is really strange, it does not have to be something paranormal of course but it just looks really weird. Just remember this is all just a theory, iam not saying that in 10 years we have possessed androids running around. Personally i do believe in the existence of spirits and i do think they could have some interaction with at least electronic devices but all of the rest is just speculation and made for the sake of starting a discussion.

So let me know what you think about all this.