I think you’d have to already be living in a world of dehumanized communication, to not see this as a fundamental change in human existence. Even the sleepers entombed in The Matrix interact mostly with other human beings.
What are words even for? They convey the thoughts and feelings of other people. They store useful information, they convey questions and commands… So you’re describing a world where people are mostly reacting to the thoughts and feelings of AIs, where AIs are in charge of all the information we use throughout the day, and where it is mostly AIs that are asking us questions and telling us what to do.
I think you’d have to already be living in a world of dehumanized communication, to not see this as a fundamental change in human existence. Even the sleepers entombed in The Matrix interact mostly with other human beings.
What are words even for? They convey the thoughts and feelings of other people. They store useful information, they convey questions and commands… So you’re describing a world where people are mostly reacting to the thoughts and feelings of AIs, where AIs are in charge of all the information we use throughout the day, and where it is mostly AIs that are asking us questions and telling us what to do.