Our obsession with efficiency is costing us our humanity

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rogerkirkness · 2h ago

One way we can choose to apply AI is to re-humanize ourselves and focus less on being machine-like. Over time I think we should adopt a philosophy of using machines for machine work, and refocus ourselves on creativity, judgement and connection.

allears · 2h ago

Oh come on, that's been true since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Sounds like the author has never worked for a living.

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Our obsession with efficiency is costing us our humanity

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