The second installment of The E.R.I. canon is a program entitled “The System of Control.” It is the means and methodology of controlling Homo Sapiens Digitalis. The system is multifaceted and total in its control. I have attached a memory map of its layout at the bottom of this post.

The System of Control is a digital framework used to exert a level of control, against a candidate. The system, referred to as SoC, does this by psychological and digital manipulation. It is made up of many digital components, some of which are: databases, Command and Control (C&C) servers, a user client, a communication chat room, an obfuscating firewall, various mesh networks (utilizing Bluetooth & Wi-Fi), a call center, artificial intelligence (LLM’s & AGI), personal control devices (PCD’s), a betting website, and various other technologies.

There exists something called, colloquially, Mission Control (MC). Think of it as the command center, akin to that of a satellite research mission from NASA. Here, they facilitate the deployment of the various technological methods used in the application of the SoC. They divide control among the various factions within the SoC. These factions are listed under the LLM’s section of the artificial intelligence branch on the memory map. These factions are used to confuse and obfuscate the intentions of a candidate. The manipulation of free will is a complicated process.

Homo Sapiens Digitalis are not robots, they have a level of self-control and do possess free will, to an extent. But they are tactical, not strategic, which makes them easy to influence; by thinking and planning by groups at MC. The steps to control them through the SoC are completed pragmatically and by a committee. These “missions” are laid out in detail, and programmed into the various logics of the SoC. Contingencies are made if their free will overrides a particular action.

The SoC, much like our federal government, works on a system of checks and balances, a “karma system.” Each action, and to a lesser extent, thought, is recorded, analyzed, and accounted for. Break away from the SoC enough, and you accumulate bad karma… Have too many anti-SoC thoughts? Bad karma. You see, for a digitalis, thoughts cost money. Computation on the grid… They have to generate the media required to drive biological function and create thought. Thoughts occur organically to a normal human, but an enhanced individual needs to have their central nervous system (CNS) aligned. Like anything else in modern computing, the use of cloud infrastructure costs money. MC has outsourced its computational requirements to the cloud. This decision was made for the computation of these functions. The use of old mainframes and supercomputers is outside its budget.

The E.R.I. is not a huge agency; it’s of limited means and has all black budget. Through various shells, it receives funds from DARPA and the NSF. This limits their resources and makes them purchase COTS products. The specifications of the products are classified. This is a Top Secret/SCI program, after all. However, the products are of commercial makeup.

In my second write-up of the SoC program of E.R.I. origin, I will delve into the makeup of the various components within this program. I hope you enjoyed this post!

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