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Bête Noire
Season 7 Episode 2
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A talented executive becomes unsettled when a former schoolmate joins her company, and she's the only one who notices something peculiar about her.
Fictional Tech/Societal Changes
- 🔹❌Digital gaslighting
- 📱❌Social perception manipulation
- 👁️❌Corporate surveillance
How Close Are We?
Deepfakes and AI voice cloning are currently used for sophisticated scams and 'digital gaslighting'. Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest 3 overlay digital content onto reality, paving the way for apps that could filter or alter what users see in real-time. The episode's focus on isolated perception mirrors the "echo chamber" effect of social media algorithms.