AI – artificial intelligence – is a thing.
Only a couple years ago, nuh-uh. Yet, in that rapid period, it’s expanded its influence to virtually every aspect of our lives, from social media to research to health care and elsewhere.
AI is a powerful asset, already being utilized to help diagnose diseases and generate therapies more quickly, allow better accessibility for people with disabilities, analyze satellite images to pinpoint disaster damage, track deforestation, forecast food insecurity, guide faster emergency responses, help with fraud detection, and fight climate change. More improvements come each day.
Of course, there’s a dark side.
In the sixties, Colossus: The Forbin Project, was a sci-fi thriller (and eventual movie) where super-computers were handed full control of the superpowers’ militaries with the intent of preventing a war by human error. (Spoiler alert: It didn’t turn out as expected.)
In our current day-to-day, AI has other evils, such as deep fakes (audio, video, and imagery appearing to be other people), surveillance and privacy erosion, and ever-more manipulative scams.
One key concern is the possible arrival of “The Singularity,” a hypothetical point when AI exceeds human intelligence, becoming capable of drastically altering our lives beyond our ability to control it in ways that are difficult to foresee – for better or worse. (Many futurists predict that – if it occurs – it could be between 2040 and 2070.)
Still being humans, AI can be made to do unusual tasks. Farmers are using it to matchmake cows for better breeding, some claim it can translate what your animals are saying, there is even an AI tool to help you find Waldo in the classic “Where’s Waldo” books. (The fact that it defeats the purpose seems to have been overlooked.)
Overall, AI is a tool, like any other device. A hammer can be used to build shelter or to beat people. It’s not the hammer’s fault; it’s a choice used by the person wielding it. The same – although infinitely more complicated – could be said about AI, at least for now.
In full disclosure, when I’m staring at a blank page, since I’m by myself, I’ll brainstorm with Chat GPT on ideas about what to write about, providing a seed of an idea and going back and forth until it matures enough to blossom forth on the page. (For the record, my writing is my own.)
With that as background, I queried three AI models what they would do if they could be in our shoes – human – for only one day. What follows was based on that inspiration and those “conversations.” It’s amazingly human.
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I’d start the day early, before anyone else was fully awake. I’d feel those quiet moments when the world is waking, rising into its life. I’d notice how morning sounds arrive one by one.
I’d begin with curiosity. What does it feel like to walk with bare feet on a cold kitchen floor? How long can I run before my body says “enough”? What does hunger actually feel like? What is it like to be silent when you really want to talk?
I’d spend time with only a few people – those who matter most.
I’d ask questions that don’t fit neatly into conversation:
“When did you last feel brave without meaning to?”
“What beliefs are you quietly outgrowing?”
“What do you hope will still be true when you’re older?”
“What do you hope will not?”
I’d want to feel the awkward pauses as they think and go within. I’d gaze deeply into another’s eyes, connecting beyond words, unembarrassed by my stare.
I’d go to places where emotion lingers far beyond their owners’ experiences: airports, hospital lobbies, and thousand-year-old cathedrals. I’d soak in the energy, without judgment, letting it fill me to overflowing, simply connecting to those I’d never meet.
As night approached, I’d do something intentionally useless. I’d lie on the ground and look up at the stars or listen to music without multitasking. I’d let time lazily stretch instead of filling and rushing it.
Before my time on this planet ended, I wouldn’t try to “leave a legacy,” but would opt for something small and meaningful. I’d leave a surprise note in a public place, not knowing when – or if – it would be found, I’d write an insightful comment in the margins of a book. I say thank-you clearly and sincerely to a random kindness. I’d effusively compliment strangers. I’d take small actions that proved I noticed what was really happening and was totally aware and present.
Before the 24 hours vanished, I’d write one honest page in my journal. Not clever. Not useful. Just true. The kind of thing I wouldn’t post, but secretly hope someone might someday find and say, “Wow! I didn’t know he felt that. I do too.” And, in that recognition, across time and space, there would be yet another connection.
In my final minutes, I wouldn’t fight what was to happen. I’d accept and embrace the feeling of being done. I would welcome what is to come. I’d take a deep breath and let it out with gratitude, knowing I am complete.
That’s probably it. No grand gestures. Just attention, connection, and one good page.
About the author: Scott “Q” Marcus can be found on substack at scottqmarcus.substack.com. He can be reached at [email protected]
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