A Crisis of Trust — Debunking Myths and Fallacies Surrounding 5G and AI
5G (the fifth-generation cellular technology) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have been two of the most disruptive, maligned and misunderstood technologies of our time. Critics of 5G will tell you that 5G will fry your brain while those for AI believe AI will replace your brain. What a conundrum!
Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World (set in a dystopian London) wrote about the dehumanizing aspects of scientific progress. He was friends of another like-minded author/theorist George Orwell, well-known of course for his book “Nineteen Eight-Four”. One can see how progress if out of control can cause chaos and ruin.
Misconception and Fear About the Health Risk of 5G
For many years people have feared electromagnetic radiation. I remember houses selling for dirt cheap in my hometown because they were built close to a power line. Dr. David Carpenter, Dean of the School of Public Health at the State University of New York stirred global controversy in the 1980s by asserting that high-voltage power lines could cause leukemia in children living nearby. There was never any proof offered to substantiate it.
Dr. Steve Novella, a Yale Professor, says, “it’s understandable that people are afraid of radiation thinking that it refers to nuclear bombs that can…
