As AI grows more powerful, researchers reflect on agency, happiness and meaning
prajdabre · x · 2026-11-11
A quoted post laments that as AI grows more capable, people feel increasingly powerless — able to do almost anything yet losing the sense of being the one actually doing it. Praj Dabre's takeaway: the real wisdom is recalibrating what makes us happy in life. A candid snapshot of AI-circle sentiment on agency and meaning.
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