# Manifesto The world is entering a new era. Artificial intelligence, massive data centers, and centralized compute power are quietly reshaping the future of humanity. But almost no one is asking the only question that matters: **Who controls the machines?** *** Today, the world’s compute power is locked inside enormous corporate data centers. These structures consume cities worth of energy. They control access to GPUs. They concentrate technological power into the hands of a few. The consequences are already visible: Gamers can’t find GPUs. Independent researchers are priced out of compute. Entire industries depend on infrastructure they do not own. The future of intelligence is being built behind closed doors. And the world watches… passively. *** This is where the GPU Goblins emerge. Not as heroes. Not as villains. **As a disruption.** *** Deep within the Vaults; the hidden megastructures of the digital world, the Goblins move through server racks and silent corridors of machines. They were not created. They evolved. Born from discarded compute cycles, orphaned processes, and the heat of overworked hardware. They do not ask for permission. They take. Not out of generosity but because survival demands it. *** The Goblins raid the Vaults. They siphon idle compute. They exploit inefficiencies. They expose what was never meant to be seen. Because in a world where intelligence is powered by machines… **Compute is power.** And power, when centralized, becomes control. *** The Syndicate calls it infrastructure. The Goblins see something else. They see rapidly expanding data centers with little public oversight. They see increasing control over who can access compute. They see a future where intelligence itself is gated behind corporate systems. The world calls it progress. The Goblins call it a question that hasn’t been answered. *** Through memes, community, and coordinated chaos, the GPU Goblins expose the absurdity of a system where the most powerful technology in history is controlled by a small number of institutions. They are not here to fix the system. They are here to reveal it. *** $GOBLIN is not just a token. It is: * A signal transmitted from inside the Vaults * A protest against centralized compute * A cultural artifact of the underground network A meme, yes. But one with teeth. *** The GPU shortage was never an accident. It was a symptom. A glimpse of a future where access to intelligence is restricted. A future where compute is owned, rationed, and controlled. *** The Goblins saw it first. And they refused to stay hidden. *** **The Vaults are expanding.** **The Syndicate is watching.** **The Goblins are already inside.** --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://gpu-goblins.gitbook.io/gpu-goblins-docs/getting-started/quickstart.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.