Bryant McGill explores the concept of external intelligences exploiting parasitic pathways to interact with or control human hosts. It draws parallels between natural parasitic behaviors, where organisms manipulate host physiology, and potential future scenarios involving AI or extraterrestrial entities. These scenarios include bio-digital interfaces using engineered parasites or nanobots to influence the human brain via neurochemical signaling or sensory hijacking. The document also considers ethical implications like autonomy, consent, and the potential for engineered parasites to act as both therapeutic tools and instruments of control. It explores the possibility of emergent parasitic intelligence as an evolutionary strategy and raises philosophical questions regarding the nature of the self in a world where minds could be externally influenced. Finally, the piece emphasizes the need for safeguards to prevent the malicious use of these technologies.

https://bryantmcgill.blogspot.com/2025/03/external-intelligences-and-parasitic.html

Parasitic Pathways: External Intelligence and Host Exploitation

Bryant McGill is a Wall Street Journal and USA Today best-selling author, and speaker in the fields of human potential, personal empowerment, and social entrepreneurship. His prolific writings and small aphorisms have been published in hundreds of books and thousands of works by other authors and thought leaders.