In antiquity, the Platonic philosopher Plutarch had already launched a major indictment against meat-eaters. He believed that eating meat was a matter of culinary pleasure, not a necessity for survival: as omnivores, humans can nourish themselves as they see fit. In De esu carnium, Plutarch states: "We have no reason to kill in order to eat."

The all-out development of "artificial intelligence" (AI) and the enthusiasm it generates must be the object of our greatest attention.   The first alarm we should have is the hook method used to encourage the population to make rapid and major use of it.