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The Questions Technology Can't Answer For Us
We built machines to solve problems. But the biggest problems were never technical — they're questions we keep outsourcing to code.
When did we stop deciding?
Algorithms now choose our news, our matches, our credit. But at what point did we hand over the wheel? The question isn't whether AI can decide — it's whether we remember how to.
The illusion of choice
The real question is not whether machines think but whether men do.
B. F. Skinner
What are we optimizing for?
Engagement. Efficiency. Growth. These are the gods we've coded. But if we can't name what we actually value, we'll keep building systems that value nothing we care about.
The black box we live in
Who gets to be human?
As AI gets better at mimicking us, the line blurs. But maybe the better question is: what parts of being human are we willing to let atrophy because a machine does it faster?
Can we build without losing ourselves?
Every tool reshapes its maker. The plough changed our backs, the clock changed our minds, the feed changed our attention. What will AI change that we haven't noticed yet?
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Vikram Joshi