THERE'S A TECHNOLOGY

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Why it worked

The video taps into a sense of futuristic, potentially dystopian technology and connects it to a major financial institution, creating intrigue and a sense of "hidden" information. The "link in bio" CTA for more stories encourages engagement and newsletter sign-ups.

Summary

The video discusses "smart dust," microscopic sensors that can sense their environment and beam data. It highlights that Wells Fargo owns a patent for this technology, originally funded by DARPA for military use, which could be used for payment verification. The creator emphasizes that this is a patent, not yet deployed, and contrasts it with current surveillance methods.

Structure

1Introduction to smart dust technology
2Explanation of its capabilities and origins
3Wells Fargo's patent for smart dust
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Original caption

Wells Fargo and the Smart Dust patent | source: https://patents.google.com/patent/US11354666B1/en ##dystopian##technology

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Industry Kai (logo appears on screen, does not act, removing it would not change the video) Wells Fargo Bank (acts - owns the patent on smart dust, removing it would change the video) DARPA (acts - funded the original research, removing it would change the video) Amazon (appears on screen as part of a graphic, does not act, removing it would not change the video)

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Smart Dust Size Comparison THERE'S A TECHNOLOGY CALLED SMART DUST, TINY COMPUTERS THE SIZE OF A GRAIN OF SAND THAT CAN SENSE THE WORLD AROUND THEM AND BEAM IT'S REAL, MILITARY FUNDED AND A BANK ALREADY OWNS THE PATENT ON SMART DUST, BUT THE REAL NAME IS M.S. THESE ARE MICROSCOPIC SENSORS NO BIGGER THAN A SPECK. DARPA FUNDED THE ORIGINAL RESEARCH DECADES AGO TO SCATTER SENSORS ACROSS A BATTLEFIELD SO THE GROUND ITSELF COULD REPORT WHATEVER MOVED OVER IT. THEN IN 2022, WELLS FARGO WAS GRANTED A PATENT LITERALLY TITLED SMART DUST USAGE FOR VERIFYING YOUR PAYMENTS. CLEAR, THIS IS A PATENT, NOT AN ACTUAL DEPLOYMENT. NO ONE'S BEEN DUSTED YET. THAT ONE OF THE BIGGEST BANKS DECIDED THIS WAS WORTH OWNING. STOP FLOCK STOP AMAZON EVERY KIND OF SURVEILLANCE SO FAR, YOU COULD AT LEAST POINT OUT THE CAMERA ON THE POLE, THE DESK, THE DOORBELL ON THE PORCH. SMART DUST IS THE FIRST VERSION DESIGNED TO BE TOO SMALL TO YOU CAN'T COVER A LENS YOU CAN'T SEE. LINK IN BIO TO READ ABOUT MORE STORIES LIKE THEN SIGN UP NEWSLETTER THROUGH THE BIO. AND AS ALWAYS, LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK.

Transcript

There's a technology called smart dust, tiny computers the size of a grain of sand that can sense the world around them and beam it's real, military funded and a bank already owns the patent on smart dust, but the real name is M.S. These are microscopic sensors no bigger than a speck. DARPA funded the original research decades ago to scatter sensors across a battlefield so the ground itself could report whatever moved over it. Then in 2022, Wells Fargo was granted a patent literally titled smart dust usage for verifying your payments. Clear, this is a patent, not an actual deployment. No one's been dusted yet. That one of the biggest banks decided this was worth owning. Every kind of surveillance so far, you could at least point out the camera on the pole, the desk, the doorbell on the porch. Smart dust is the first version designed to be too small to you can't cover a lens you can't see. Link in bio to read about more stories like this, then sign up for my free newsletter through the bio. And as always, let me know what you think.