These are notes from the first time I presented this class, on January 17, 2020, at Charmed in Annapolis. You can also read about hypnotic adversarial memories in the form of a scene log on Fetlife or my blog.
Class description
Presenting
a new technique, inspired by recent innovations in AI, that can obliterate the
distinction between imagined experiences and reality, dilate or expand time,
insert or erase memories, and leave your partner thoroughly and pleasantly
fucked up. Divney will discuss the principles, take his partner through the
different stages, demonstrate specialized aftercare, and interview her about
the subjective impact.
Outline
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Content warnings and recapitulated negotiation
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Groping
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Memory play
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Derealization/dissociation
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Introduction to the neural network concept
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Generative adversarial networks. Ian Goodfellow
2014
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“The coolest idea in machine learning in the
last 20 years” Yann LeCun
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Generator and discriminator. Generate synthetic
images and identifying them.
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Deepfake. Aging captain america, monet to van
gogh transfer, zebras to horses. Synthesizing brand new faces.
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Other inspiration
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False memories. How they’re distorted with every
access
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Memory for repeated events
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Déjà vu
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Hypnotic time loops
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Warnings about HAM
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Negotiate sense of unreality. Very informed
consent
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Shitload of time to come back to reality
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Looking out the window
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Either or questions
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Counting together and tapping
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Being with them and breathing
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Components of HAM
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The first time I tried
it. “I think that was much stronger than you intended it to be”
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The loop
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Things they perceive
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Things they do
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Alternating real and unreal
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Making them as similar as possible, both during
and as memories
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Erasing or creating memories
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Producing timelessness and unreality
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HAM tips
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Use the same exact language every time
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Slow enough to notice details
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Partner must trust you to get them back to base
reality – no teasing
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Multi-person loop
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Get playful with it (not strict alternation)
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Gradually shifting the loop, so that it ends in
a different place but seems like it was always there
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Might strengthen ability to make false memories
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DEMO: the loop (all in trance)
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Open eyes and look at the laptop
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Hand back glasses to put on
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Look to the exit sign
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Tap forehead to say “Well, interestingly”
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Snap fingers to drop back into trance
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Repeat, alternating actually doing it and
imagining doing it (sometimes mixing it up), 12 times
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Grabbed breast twice, once while awake and once
asleep
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Extensive aftercare and questions
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