Identity Crisis in the Aftermath of Human-Decentering

Identity Crisis in the Aftermath of Human-Decentering(doppioperfavore.substack.com)

4 points by gigikenn 346 days ago | 2 comments

molteanu 346 days ago |

One big issue I haven't seen addressed in these types of critiques: equating business with humanity.

To elaborate: if a CEO or Happy Worker Joe uses AI to write his Excel Sheets and Typist Jane codes their yet another website in less than two hours without coding knowledge (I know! It's amazing!), does that mean we're loosing our sense of self, or whatever?

Well, if it does, equating human with business has already done that a long time ago. Why complaining now? Only because AI is accelerating it?

If it doesn't, there are plenty of other areas outside work when one can actually be human.

gigikenn 345 days ago | |

this is a good point. i think some people are able to maintain a sense of self by way of these tools allowing for greater expression. on the flip side, we have certainly been equating humanity with business and enterprise. the acceleration is a crucial change. but it's not about villainizing AI. and yes, one can certainly maintain humanity outside of work. but the issue i see is a loss of humanity in the sense of productivity and purpose. feeling like a machine can do everything. feeling that being human is a weakness rather than a strength.