Topic: Charles Babbage

Charles Babbage comes up in 2 chapters across 2 episodes of The Higherside Chats Free Show, from February 2023 to April 2025.

February 2023 April 2025

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Artificial Intelligence, Charles Babbage, and Occult Origins of Computing

Modern artificial intelligence is presented as a digital successor to the alchemical homunculus, serving as a vessel for spirit or consciousness. Historical figures like Charles Babbage and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz are linked to occult interests, with Babbage allegedly attempting to summon demons. The clumsy nature of current AI models like ChatGPT is compared to the imperfect creations of Frankenstein or the Jewish Golem.

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Occult Origins of Technology, Charles Babbage, Reality Manifestation

Schwab explores the overlap between occultists and scientists, noting that many technological pioneers like Charles Babbage were practicing mediums or mystics. The segment discusses how science fiction authors like H.G. Wells and Aldous Huxley may have been "reading in" or manifesting future realities through their writing. This "human weather" creation is described as a method of priming mass consciousness for specific simulations or technological shifts.