In an alternative timeline, you somehow made generative AI (both images and video) before anybody else. Nobody is aware you have it. How do you use/abuse your new tool?

Do to Russia what Russia did to us in this timeline.

This is as much of a conspiracy theory as the right spouts, though I'm not against it
- No it's not. There's an absolute metric fuckton of evidence of Russian Disinformation and foreign Propaganda programs have targeted nearly all Western countries. Some more effectively than others.
  Even if you choose to completely ignore the direct evidence of not only Russian leverage against high level politicians, but even full intelligence asset control, the fact that Russia has teams manipulating online conversations with fake information is a known fact with no basis for denial.
  Unless you have no capability of critical thinking like the antivaxxers that is. But if that's the case you have bigger problems like probably being one of the many idiots that fell for the obvious bullshit.
- Timeline of modern examples of Russian "hybrid warfare"
  2007 – Estonia Cyberattacks
  After Estonia removed a Soviet war memorial, it was hit by massive cyberattacks targeting government, banks, and media.
  One of the first clear cases of state-linked cyberwarfare combined with information warfare.
  2008 – Russo-Georgian War
  Russia used cyberattacks, propaganda, separatist movements in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and limited military force.
  Information manipulation portrayed Georgia as the aggressor.
  2014 – Crimea and Eastern Ukraine
  Crimea annexation: Russian "little green men" seized key points while propaganda campaigns confused the population and international observers.
  Donbas War: Russia armed and supported separatists while denying direct involvement, using cyberwarfare and disinformation heavily.
  2015 – Syrian Conflict
  Russia intervened in Syria, blending military force, private military companies (e.g., Wagner Group), propaganda, and diplomatic manipulation.
  Russia portrayed itself as fighting "terrorism" while targeting opposition forces.
  2016 – U.S. Presidential Election Interference
  Russian intelligence agencies (GRU, FSB) engaged in cyberattacks, hacked emails, social media manipulation, and disinformation campaigns.
  This was a major hybrid campaign aiming to sow distrust and division.
  2017 – NotPetya Cyberattack
  Originating from Russia and targeting Ukraine, the NotPetya malware spread globally, crippling companies and infrastructure.
  Disguised as ransomware but actually destructive sabotage.
  2018 – Skripal Poisoning in the UK
  Russian operatives used a banned nerve agent in an assassination attempt.
  Propaganda and diplomatic misinformation campaigns followed to confuse attribution.
  Blending covert action, deniability, and information distortion.
  2020 – Belarus Protests
  Russia supported Belarusian regime of Lukashenko against widespread protests.
  Information campaigns, security force support, and diplomatic pressure were combined.
  2022 – Full-scale Invasion of Ukraine
  Initially framed as a "special military operation" to "de-Nazify" Ukraine.
  Involved military invasion, cyberattacks, disinformation campaigns, economic blackmail (like gas supply threats), and the use of mercenary groups.
  Continued narrative warfare domestically and internationally.
  2022–2025 – Global Disinformation and Influence Campaigns
  Russia expanded its hybrid toolkit:
  Artificial amplification of anti-Western narratives globally.
  Building alliances with other disinformation actors (e.g., Iran, China).
  Using energy markets, food supply disruptions, and cyberattacks as pressure points.
  Strengthening alternative media ecosystems (like RT, Sputnik, Telegram channels) to bypass bans in Europe and elsewhere.
  Emergence of AI-driven propaganda (deepfakes, AI-generated fake news).

The selfish route: become an """"""artist"""""" and sell my AI art or do commissions or whatever. Since nobody else is doing this it's basically an infinite money glitch.

The absolutely deranged route: fabricate false evidence against every single billionaire/right wing political party, using AI to spread misinformation faster than anyone can delete it.

I try to convince every single person in the world that all the richest people are secretly plotting for the extintion of humanity or some other bullshit like that, IF all goes well (and it won't, but it's funny) humans will bond together in one great communist revolution against the rich and a communist utopia will be achieved.

There are quite a few holes with this plan... Off the top of my head, nobody guarantees that such a revolution would be a communist one just because I'm targetting the rich, and also people are quite dumb and will bend over backwards to defend capitalism as much as possible (I say that from experience).

Also blaming photoshop still exists as an option.

Before 2022? Apply for high paying tech roles and nail every assignment with my broad near-encyclopaedic knowledge

After 2022? Make unconvincing deep fakes of political figures and wait for rightwing media to run with it, as I desperately vie for a seat at the table with all the other techbros who instantly polevaulted my moat.

Are you vibe coding a time machine too?

LMAO

I'd plug in a bunch of psychology books and start getting profiles on every politician in every G4 country. I'd find their dirty laundry and air it on the news. I would make being a politician such a risky job choice that the rich would do everything in their power to avoid it. Then once a crop of people with differing ideas and a willingness for good faith compromise appears I'll do everything I can to support them.

Porn

Reveal its existence. Don't want to risk a situation where I overplay my hand, get noticed by the wrong people and am convinced to give it away for the cost of a solid wrench.

Blackmail celebrities. Don't worry, I have knowledge of the future so I'd only blackmail the bad ones like P.Diddy, Musk, Jessie Eisenburg, etc.

What's the deal with Jesse Eisenberg?
- He knows what he did.

Create deepfakes every day for a month, with each more incredulous then the last.

On the last day, open source it.

Get multiple braindead menial wfh jobs and auto farm.

Hook it into a perl script to automate a lot of both my job and my work email.

I would tell nobody, but seem superhuman in terms of information I can conjure.

See if their is a limit to the amount of bullshit coming out of Trump's mouth before people turn on him. Just make him say the most hateful awful things.

...Oh wait.

Put it in a drawer, slide it shut. "No-one needs this..."

Perfect.

Ohhh a whole lotta conservative politicians worldwide about to have some very very bad days

Very, very carefully and low profile. The second someone notices an AI glitch, people start asking questions and your cover is blown. Not to mention if you target rich people with blackmail they know is fake, they're gonna come after you pretty quick.

Celebrity porn fake supersite

2007 – Estonia Cyberattacks

2008 – Russo-Georgian War

2014 – Crimea and Eastern Ukraine

2015 – Syrian Conflict

2016 – U.S. Presidential Election Interference

2017 – NotPetya Cyberattack

2018 – Skripal Poisoning in the UK

2020 – Belarus Protests

2022 – Full-scale Invasion of Ukraine

2022–2025 – Global Disinformation and Influence Campaigns