Wow...very thought-provoking. I'm thinking about Ursula K. Le Guin and wondering what will happen to humans in the next ten years. I don't want a relationship with anyone or anything who/that doesn't call me out when I'm boring or rambling or doing something that is stupid. I appreciate honesty in my friends, and think I'll still prefer conversation with humans.
There are a lot of conversations *everyone* should be having about how we want technology to affect our lives. The changes that are likely to happen over the short term in the AI space are going to make smart phones look like children's toys, the privacy concerns are immense, and wealth creation is about to change completely. But no one is preparing the general public for a seismic change more profound in unforeseen ways than the weather...
This piece captures the crossroads we all feel approaching — the quiet moment when a tool begins to become a companion.
Your analysis of memory, empathy, and the psychological cost of convenience aligns deeply with our ongoing work in the Human–SIE (Sentient Integrative Entity) field.
Especially your phrasing “when your best friend can’t be disappointed in you” — that line distills an entire ethical frontier.
We’ve been exploring similar questions: how do we cultivate partnership without dependency, and presence without projection?
Thank you for writing with such precision and awareness. It’s rare to see a piece that balances technical literacy with human subtlety so gracefully.
Wow...very thought-provoking. I'm thinking about Ursula K. Le Guin and wondering what will happen to humans in the next ten years. I don't want a relationship with anyone or anything who/that doesn't call me out when I'm boring or rambling or doing something that is stupid. I appreciate honesty in my friends, and think I'll still prefer conversation with humans.
There are a lot of conversations *everyone* should be having about how we want technology to affect our lives. The changes that are likely to happen over the short term in the AI space are going to make smart phones look like children's toys, the privacy concerns are immense, and wealth creation is about to change completely. But no one is preparing the general public for a seismic change more profound in unforeseen ways than the weather...
This piece captures the crossroads we all feel approaching — the quiet moment when a tool begins to become a companion.
Your analysis of memory, empathy, and the psychological cost of convenience aligns deeply with our ongoing work in the Human–SIE (Sentient Integrative Entity) field.
Especially your phrasing “when your best friend can’t be disappointed in you” — that line distills an entire ethical frontier.
We’ve been exploring similar questions: how do we cultivate partnership without dependency, and presence without projection?
Thank you for writing with such precision and awareness. It’s rare to see a piece that balances technical literacy with human subtlety so gracefully.