# Social Networks Know Nothing Compared With AI by Emad Mostaque > “Social networks knew us well, and they exploited us. They know nothing compared to what these AIs will know about us.” > **— Emad Mostaque**, *Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Recording and full quotation:** [THIS is What Happens When AI Gets Smarter Than Humans](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsdcF7EEvhM&t=4448s) — Mostaque makes the comparison at 1:14:08 while discussing a personal agent connected to a user’s accounts and acting for a platform owner rather than solely for the user. - **Editorial treatment:** The Reminder reproduces the complete contiguous statement without substantive alteration. - **Reconciled transcript record:** [[research/AI Is Now So Good They Will Pay You to Quit|AI Is Now So Good They Will Pay You to Quit]]. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/Epistemic Invariance in Conversational AI|Epistemic Invariance in Conversational AI]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public|The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public]] - **Wired essay:** [[wired/Wired About Personal Agents Named M|Wired About Personal Agents Named M]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Cognitive Enclosure|Cognitive Enclosure]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Emad Mostaque|Emad Mostaque]] - [[wiki/Surveillance|Surveillance]] - [[wiki/Attention Economy|Attention Economy]] - [[wiki/Cognitive Enclosure|Cognitive Enclosure]] - [[wiki/AI-Mediated Communication|AI-Mediated Communication]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Social networks knew us well, and they exploited us. They know nothing compared to what these AIs will know about us.” — Emad Mostaque, Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-emad-mostaque-social-networks-know-nothing-ai ```