AI Evolves Faster Than Our Internal Calibration of Value
yacineMTB · x · 2026-08-31
The article starts with the mechanisms of depression and addiction, framing them as 'information problems' where the brain's reward prediction system fails. The author argues that AI is changing the world faster than our internal instruments for measuring value can recalibrate. This mismatch causes our 'sense of productivity' to detach from reality, similar to the cognitive dissonance faced by addicts.
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