As AI replaces labor and optimizes life, the real risk isn’t extinction, it’s the loss of meaning, identity, and human purpose in a fully automated world.
Jason Alan Snyder is a technologist covering AI and innovation.AI isn’t just replacing tasks, it’s reshaping identity, eroding purpose, and quietly redesigning what it means to be human.... MoreAI Optimization and the Tyranny of the Perfect Outcomethat over 40% of agentic AI projects will be canceled by 2027 due to cost, unclear value, and governance gaps. But that’s not a sign of failure—it’s a symptom of systems growing too complex, too fast.
Replika, an AI companion app with tens of millions of users globally, already offers emotional connection, therapeutic conversations, and even intimacy. For many, it’s not a tool—it’s a mirror. And for some, it’s starting to define who they are. These systems don’t imprison us; they entice us. The zoo is beautiful. The caretakers are kind. But the wild is gone. The most powerful AI systems promise comfort, alignment, and personalization. However, when these same traits are applied to social creatures, they can lead to something far more perilous: flattening.
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