Essay Draws on Monasticism to Question AI-Era Shortcuts

Alex Chalmers of Cosmos Institute published a lengthy essay, "You Can't Speedrun Yourself," drawing on fourth-century monasticism to examine the myth of high-level work and the tension between shortcuts and genuine effort in the age of cheap AI intelligence.

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