A less cynical way to think about the postmodern tech revolution is that it hasn’t completely subsumed the real, brilliant, chaotic world, but merely emphasized it as vital and precious. Artificial intelligence, in my view, continues this tradition. The only singularity it can truly achieve is one that understands humanity at its most inhuman (and ... See more

Why We Want Robots at Work but Humans in Art

We hate other people when latency becomes intolerable. As soon as a task is about speed, other humans feel like an irritating inconvenience. The Uber driver’s small talk annoys us. We wish we were in a Waymo. The cashier’s tip screen feels like a micro-ransom when all we want is a bottle of water. Elevato... See more

If tomorrow's society becomes one chock full o' AI-made drivel, culture shall respond in kind. It can't do anything but. So it has always been and so it shall always be.

Once videos and movies start to look like glossy, melting clay, maybe artists will respond by making stuff that's robotic. Or poorly made on purpose. If the machines start acting m... See more