How can we value anything when an AI can do everything?

As Donald Knuth put it: “Ai has by now succeeded in doing essentially everything that requires ‘thinking’ but has failed to do most of what people and animals do without thinking …”

What do we have left that is ours and ours alone? Sensorimotor skills that are all but automatic, yes. Consciousness, yes. Emotions. Instinct. Appetites, impulses and dr... See more

That weirdness we used to love? Gone. That feeling of “Wait, who wrote this?” Replaced by “Oh, right, AI.”

People started to notice. Not because of some big revelation. But because they felt bored. Uninspired. Numb.

The dopamine was still there but the meaning was gone. Like junk food for the mind.

Eventually, even the bots got bored of each other. Co... See more

What happens when something remarkable becomes abundant? When our favorite restaurant or coffee house becomes a chain, or a new social product becomes ubiquitous, we tend to crave something new...something more scarce. Why? It’s a natural desire to immerse ourselves in stories that move us and express identity through uniqueness. When something see... See more