Don’t Serve the Tool, The Tool Served You

The meeting of two media is a moment of freedom, releasing from the ordinary trance and numbness. It is crucial to be aware of how AI changes the way we interact with people, information, and our surroundings. AI should be used as a tool that empowers and not as something that endangers. Historically, convenient technologies have herded people in a direction that isn't good for them. It's important to maintain a relationship with technology so that it serves you, rather than you becoming dependent on it. Social media was initially sold as a means to stay connected but led to data harvesting, making people more depressed and disconnected. People need to be cautious about AI's potential to follow a similar path as social media by appearing cool and useful at first, only for users to end up feeling diminished in the long run.