AI Is Not New
Artificial Intelligence Is Not New The Fear Narrative Is
Despite what marketing narratives suggest, Artificial Intelligence is not a miracle of 2023. It is not a sudden explosion of technological prowess. It is, in fact, a decades-old evolution now rebranded for commercial domination.
Decades In The Making
AI, as a concept, emerged formally in 1956. By the 1970s, it was already being deployed across industrial labs, linguistic models, and early automation systems. From the spam filter in your inbox to Netflix recommendations, predictive text, and Uber’s dynamic pricing—machine learning has been integrated into our daily lives for over two decades.
A Manufactured Revolution
The recent wave of excitement surrounding generative AI is not technological novelty—it is marketing strategy. AI has been repositioned as a disruptive force rather than an evolutionary tool. In doing so, the narrative has shifted dangerously: AI is no longer just useful; it is now indispensable. And by extension, you are now seen as replaceable.
This narrative is not benign. It is rewiring how we think, work, and perceive our own value. And it’s happening with unprecedented speed in a country where the majority of the population is under the age of 30.
The Brain Under Siege
AI marketing today borrows heavily from playbooks previously used in wartime propaganda, social media addiction loops, and pandemic-era public messaging. The aim is simple: bypass critical thinking and trigger compliance.
Here is how it affects our neurobiology:
The prefrontal cortex, responsible for logic and ethical decision-making, is overwhelmed by upskill or perish urgency.
The amygdala, our brain’s fear center, is flooded with job-loss anxiety, pushing young professionals toward panic adoption of tools and training.
The dopamine system is manipulated through promises of 10x productivity and overnight transformation, leading to a cycle of digital dependency.
In short, what’s being sold isn’t intelligence. It’s insecurity, disguised as innovation.
The Prompt Illusion
The dominant myth being propagated today is that you don't need to learn anymore ; you just need to need to prompt better ⚠️
This narrative is intellectually irresponsible. Neuroscience makes it clear that prompting, while useful as a communication tool, does not replace foundational cognitive development. Here’s why:
- Language alone does not activate logical problem-solving regions of the brain.
- Tool fluency without context leads to dependence, not mastery.
- Shortcuts in learning produce tool-chasers, not system thinkers.
🇮🇳 India does not need AI influencers. India needs critical thinkers who understand how tools shape cognition, culture, and consequence.
A Risk to the Youngest Minds 🤖
India is home to one of the youngest populations in the world. But with this demographic advantage comes a neurological truth: the human brain is still developing its reasoning and regulatory capacities well into the mid-20s.
Pushing AI as a replacement for thinking during this phase risks producing a generation that knows how to automate—but not how to understand. We are already seeing signs of this:
- Shallow learning masked as digital fluency.
- Anxiety disguised as ambition.
- Tool obsession overtaking curiosity and ethics.
We are not raising empowered digital citizens. We are raising algorithm-dependent minds 🚫
What We Should Be Teaching Instead
If we wish to future-proof our economy and our youth, the solution is not to discard AI—but to reframe how we engage with it. We must teach:
- Coding, not just prompting
- System design with ethical data use
- Audit culture—questioning biases within AI models
- Audit culture—questioning biases within AI models
- Digital hygiene and cognitive sovereignty
"This is not anti-human. It is simply pro-intelligence" Mallika Bajaj
Reclaim the Mind
AI will not replace human beings. But our belief that it will might very well erode the very qualities that made us intelligent in the first place.
This is not a battle over jobs. This is a battle over attention, discernment, and the integrity of the human learning process. Let us not allow fear to masquerade as foresight.
Let us ensure that in teaching machines to learn, we do not forget how to think.
Now let’s decode the actual messages being pushed into our brains — line by line — and why they may sound like innovation, but feel like invasion
Unlock the Truth of Machine Learning
Machine Learning (ML) Isn’t New. It’s Just a New Name for Old Game.
Everyone keeps saying machine learning is the fastest-growing industry.
Let me say this clearly: That’s a myth.
It’s not new. It’s been around since 1951, quietly doing its job — learning how you behave, so it can train you in return.
What’s new?
Not the code. The tempo. The access. The neurological capture.
They’ve just added lipstick, a PR strategy, and a few billion dollars in venture capital to something that’s always been about one thing: control.
Bharat and the battleground?
Because India isn't just the world's largest youth population.
It's the most programmable — if we’re not careful.
And here’s what’s happening:
They call it upskilling. But let’s be honest — it’s neuro-hacking. They’re not building capacity. They’re building compliance.
Machine Learning is not helping us think.
It's helping us forget how to. It's training your thumb to move before your brain does.It’s rewiring your choices to match what the system predicts, not what your intuition feels.
And soon, if we don’t pause — you won’t need to be replaced.
You’ll already be running their code.
My fear isn’t that AI will become sentient.
My fear is that we’ll forget how sovereign we already are.
That we’ll replace soojh-boojh with shortcuts.
That we’ll forget the joy of asking better questions — because we’ve gotten used to easy answers.
Ballistic Learning systems or Parliament recommended SARAL for ViksitBharat is not built to replace human intelligence. It is build, sustained, sovereign and scalable to respect it. To protect it. To remind people that the real system is not the machine. It’s the mind.
And if you're reading 📖 this — remember 💡
"आप अदभुत हो Don't outsource your akal 🧠 " Mallika Bajaj
Machine Learning aur आपका Dimaag — क्या हो रहा है असल में?
ये सिर्फ़ tech का सवाल नहीं है। ये ध्यान और धर्म का सवाल है।
Agar tum ruk nahi sakte, toh tum sun nahi sakte. Agar soch kisi aur ke prompts pe chali gayi, toh apna sach kaun sunega?
आप अद्भुत हो।
Aapka dimaag kisi shortcut ke liye nahi bana. Usse sambhaalna, yaad dilana, aur sahi jagah pe lagana yeh ab hum sabka kaam hai.
