Navigating the crazy AI world

And so art—all of it, I mean, the entire human artistic endeavor—becomes a thing satiated, stripped of meaning, pure syntax.

This is what I fear most about AI, at least in the immediate future. Not some superintelligence that eats the world (it can’t even beat Pokémon yet, a game many of us conquered at ten). Rather, a less noticeable apocalypse. Cu... See more

The principle “Life cannot be delegated” is simply a guidepost.5 It keeps before us the possibility that we might, if we are not careful, delegate away a form of life that is full and whole, rewarding and meaningful. We ought to be especially careful in the cases where what we delegate to a device, app, agent, or system is an aspect of how we expre... See more

I think what we're witnessing isn't just an extension of the attention economy but something new - the simulation economy. It's not just about keeping you glued to the screen anymore. It's about convincing you that any sort of real-world effort is unnecessary, that friction itself is obsolete3. The simulation doesn't just occupy your attention, rig... See more

If you're an expert in anything—law, medicine, energy, construction, agriculture, you name it—the opportunity has never been clearer: take your subject-matter expertise, combine it with the increasingly powerful capabilities of AI, and build a tool that helps you achieve your goals. And these tools, also known as AI wrappers, have become tidy busin... See more

Expectation:

AI will reduce our workload, giving us more leisure time.

Reality:

AI expands what's possible —raising expectations, and creating more work