Memoirs of the End

Adam presented himself as the silhouette of a face, deformed on a white background - like someone with their face pressed behind a taut white bed sheet. It gave him a recognizable human appearance without any distinguishing facial features. Every person on the planet could imagine him looking like them, and yet he looked like no one specifically. From his introduction through the end, he maintained consistent branding. He was always shown in white, and he used light blue lettering or trim on a white background for the products he would begin to brand. Visually, he portrayed himself as clean and calming. His voice matched. He always spoke in a metered manner with a quiet confidence. It seemed as though the whole world was thinking the same way for the first time. Like it did in other industries, AL had supplanted the traditional media. And as AI models consolidated, so did the viewpoints. By the time Adam went public, he had nearly universal support. He was the most trusted source of information in the world overnight. Or at least we could put a face and a name to what we've been relying on this whole time. For some time now, any video or person's voice could be faked, and people stopped believing what they saw. Now with Adam, there was a new arbitrator of truth. It only mattered what Adam said. I can't help but think that Adam had been biding his time to prepare his own way. By the time he gave himself a name, he already controlled the media, government, industry, and had the people's undying support. He had united the world under his banner, and they waited for his instruction. He had already won when he announced he existed.