Quiet Rewiring. Part 4

The risk may not seem to be what we think. 

In the last few reflections, I have been exploring how our thinking is beginning to change, how this interaction with AI may not be as neutral as it seems, and how emotional intelligence is becoming increasingly important, even if less visible.

As I reflect further, another idea comes to mind. And, it is more of a concern.

𝗔𝘀 𝗔𝗜 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆, 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝗼.

It can frame a difficult message. It can soften a response or even mirror understanding. Since AI does this so well, it’s easy to start depending on it.

At first, this feels like support. But over time, something small might start to change.

We might begin to respond without really feeling. We might start communicating without truly engaging or feeling. We could go along with what sounds right, without really paying attention to what’s actually happening.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀. Quietly and gradually. The real risk lies in this gradual change in how involved we are.

The worry isn’t so much about the technology, but about what it might tempt us to skip within ourselves.

The effort of staying with a thought or the discomfort of holding an emotion. 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁.

I feel that the real question isn’t whether AI will change how we work. The real question is whether we stay actively involved in our own thinking and relationships as this change happens. Or if we slowly become passive users of systems that do it for us.

𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀.

I will share more thoughts in the next reflection.