If machines master rationality, will we value feeling instead?
whatsallthiss · x · 2026-11-04
Sharonne Wong observes that much AI discourse ends up being about what makes us human. We've long used rational thought and intelligence to distinguish ourselves from animals — but if machines become very good at those, we may shift importance to feeling instead: attachment, fear, wanting closeness. Which would bring us closer to the very animals we tried to distinguish ourselves from.
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