Finally watched Asura season 2…. I want to review it in a few words, I would say it is the best, smartest and relevant series in Indian OTT history.
Yes, the depiction of some scenes is childish… like the one running the Java code…. but concept wise this is a great series, and everyone should watch it.
There are some things about the series, which are important to know…. It tells about some very burning issues of today.
- Use of Social Media
- Information Warfare and Deepfake
- Use and misuse of Artificial Intelligence
- Privacy and Data Security
- Regime Change Operation
- Creation of Financial Chaos
Those who have seen this series through the eyes of Bollywood, but did not understand, they may think that there was such a thing in the series
Let’s know about them.
- Use of Social Media – The series shows how Villian captures people’s social media data. There is also a dialogue, that social media is an alcohol, which gets intoxicated and does not leave.
This thing is also true. Due to social media people have also become Image Conscious… If no one sees their post then they get upset.
If they do not get Likes or Shares then they become anxious. Apart from this, the biggest thing is, on social media, a person puts his whole life and all kinds of information in the Public Domain which can be misused.
- Information Warfare and Deepfake – Series shows how some people can use technology to bend the entire administration and system. Villian kills some people, before that sends Coordinates, comes on TV channels wearing a mask, gives message to people… also creates fear in people’s mind, and also Justifies his thoughts. Does…… People get impressed by him, they also start working for him.
Deepfake videos have also been told in the series, and how people can be confused by misusing them, it has also been told.
Villian also has the data of crores of people, he also knows their opinion, and is able to manipulate them too…. This is what happens in Information Warfare.
- Use and misuse of Artificial Intelligence – A lot of talk has been done in the series about AI Algorithm, which is a Technical Subject .. and most of the people may not understand this. but it’s true.
It is shown in the series that Villian has data of crores of people, and he tries to make predictions by running AI algorithms on that data. You may wonder is this possible?
To a large extent it is possible.
The user data that is on social media.. if it is processed by AI… then we can get to know a lot about a person. What does the person in front think, how does he use words, where does he travel, what is his stand on social issues, what are his likes and dislikes, what does he do on weekends, what is his political leaning, what kind of films does he watch He sees, listens to songs, series etc., how does he react.
If we have all this information, and have Historical Trends. then we can make predictions to a great extent by using Deep Learning Algorithms.
Social media platforms also do the same… They offer you the services or ads of your choice by analyzing the trend of your behavior and preferences.
- Privacy and Data Security – It has been shown in the series that there is a big Social Media Platform which has crores of users. Villian does a Ransomware Attack on their servers and in return forces them to share User Data.
In Ramsomware Attack, Hacker hacks your Server, Laptop and makes it inaccessible for you.
In return he asks for money from you… If you give money, he will restore your access… If you don’t, your data will be out of your reach forever.
Here it matters what is the value of that data for you. If Data is Valuable, then you will have to pay its price.
Data of many big companies has been hacked, and they have also paid crores of rupees…. while I myself know many Individuals… whose personal and official data was hacked, and later settled the matter by paying huge amount Went.
In the series, Villian takes access to users’ data by threatening the owners of that Social Media Platform… and then does its work using AI algorithm on the same data.
The biggest problem here is also of privacy… Our immense data is with Social Media Platforms… whose security is not 100% guaranteed… Anyone can use Hack anytime, and then it can be misused Is.
Anyone can do anything by editing your photos, videos, or using AI apps. A large part of such Fake or Edited videos on porn sites.. In which your face can be applied by morphing.. And then what can happen, you can understand that.
It is also shown in the series that Villian has videos of his victims.. and those videos are taken by his phone.. without his permission. But the truth is that you give permission yourself… to your phone, camera, microphone… they keep recording everything… and companies can use or misuse this data anytime… .. You have given User Acceptance.
Apart from this, your Credit card, debit card details are sold openly on Darkweb. The series has tried to show how Privacy and Data Security has become a joke these days.
- Regime Change Operation – Series has also talked about change of regime…. the way people were being killed openly… there was upheaval in the stock market… due to which people across the country were suffering. Fear had arisen in the mind, people had come on the streets… riots had taken place… resignations of ministers, the image of CBI was tarnished… there was only one outcome, change the regime. .
Well in the series, Villian was trying to bring people to his side, but we have seen such Regime Change Operations… Be it Ukraine, Arab Spring, or USA or India…. this work is being done continuously. Is. You can see this in everyday life.
- Creation of Financial Chaos – In the series, Villian’s butt is in CBI… He records a video before he dies, which becomes live after his death. In this video, he accuses a businessman that he has done manipulations in the stock market by using bots, apart from this, he has taken thousands of crores of loans from many big banks.. and a total scam of 82,000 crores has happened.
After this video, the stock market sinks, riots happen across the country… hundreds of people are killed, hundreds commit suicide…. foreign investors withdraw their money.
Ultimately the home minister of the country has to resign. However, it was not shown in the series whether these allegations were true or not… CBI had investigated.. but there was no solid evidence whether Manipulations had happened or not……. but this news had such a bad effect It happens that the country’s economy sinks.
This type of Financial Chaos has happened earlier also… Bank of England was shorted…. Similarly in 2011 Anti Wall Street Protests were done…. In 1997, 4 countries called Asian Tiger, Malaysia, The economy of South Korea, Thailand, and Indonesia had started sinking suddenly… There were some people and some organizations behind these incidents.. which were also identified.
On the other hand, if we talk about India.. So in the last few days, you had seen such a financial attack on Adani group… The same allegations of Financial Manipulation were made, which are under investigation, and no concrete evidence has been found so far. But see how people were instigated. Lies were spread about LIC and SBI, who had only nominal exposure to Adani group, that both are going to sink, deposits of crores of people are going to sink… etc etc.
Today is the era of information technology, that’s why such propagandas are cut off immediately.. Otherwise think how many losses could have been caused by it.
In CAA and Kisan Andolan, we saw how people were instigated by telling wrong facts, and riots were organized across the country. These people could not handle the Adani case properly, otherwise it could have created huge chaos.
Overall, this series throws light on many deep issues, and also tells what kind of dangers we will have to face in today’s era and in the future. The things mentioned above are not just air… You will get Real Life references of all these… You must be seeing many things happening around you.
Asura is overall a very good series… Technically strong…. There are some childish things too, but this much goes on.
In the end ,are you killing my India as Asuras doing it at hourly basis and day to day basis ?
Just close your eyes and think.