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Beyond the ‘Matrix’ Theory of the Mind
The Ezra Klein Show
Over automation - losing moments spent on building neural cognitive & creative networks
The speaker discusses the 'boring apocalypse scenario' in which AI is used to generate long emails and documents, which are then summarized back to bullet points by AI. While this may seem efficient, it results in an inflation and compression of content, losing the deeper insights and new ideas that come from personally reading and composing. The obsession with speed and efficiency has given us a flawed model of human cognition, where we expect knowledge to be downloaded instantly, neglecting the value of time spent exploring and making connections within the information. Deeply processing information helps us learn and connect, but relying on AI to summarize and write reports disconnects us from that process.
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