Some Activities Have Both Instrumental and Intrinsic Value — AI May Erode the Latter
itaisher · x · 2026-09-16
The author agrees that AI may reduce some activities, noting some have both instrumental and intrinsic value — e.g. theorem-proving in economic theory — with different subfields affected differently based on perceived usefulness. The counterpart asks which activities people may wrongly neglect due to AI, suggesting writing as one example.
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