AI Phobia Is Just Fear That ‘Easier’ Equals ‘Cheating’
Modern resistance to AI is just the latest chapter in a long history of moral anxiety about ease.
AI Phobia Is Just Fear That ‘Easier’ Equals ‘Cheating’
The rise of AI is forcing us to confront our complicated relationship with effort and worth. But this reckoning was long overdue. Our attachment to suffering as a proxy for value has been undermining our work, well-being, and creativity for centuries.