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Totality, omnipresence, and omniscience are key themes: the system will know almost everything about everyone, all behaviors, and preferences, enforcing a digital totalitarianism that seeks to unify all systems—social, economic, political—into a cohesive, monitored network.
Historical Roots: The Visionaries Behind the System
O'Fallon traces the conceptual roots of this vision back to early 20th-century thinkers like H.G. Wells, who proposed the idea of a “world brain”—a centralized, artificial intelligence-powered worldwide information system that would serve as a governing, educational, and peacekeeping authority.