I am a fan of Foucault and is great to see this article distilling some great points in connection to his famous metaphor …but I wonder if it gives too much power to AI (and technology as a whole) and not enough responsibility to us. Or of those behind the technology.
Yes, algorithms track, predict, and shape. But they do so in systems we built. The digital Panopticon didn’t appear overnight. It’s the logical continuation of something much older: our culture of optimization, performative identity, and what I call “productivity-as-worth”.
We weren’t free before AI. We were already living by scripts and prompts. I think in this age of AI, we will need a new theory of selfhood.
My friendships are intentionally inclusive of diverse opinions. Just as nature offers beauty in diversity, so do friends in their unique perspectives.
Rather than being right, it is far more fun to remain curious. As in, “tell me what you think” and then to explore our thoughts together, respectfully.
I am a fan of Foucault and is great to see this article distilling some great points in connection to his famous metaphor …but I wonder if it gives too much power to AI (and technology as a whole) and not enough responsibility to us. Or of those behind the technology.
Yes, algorithms track, predict, and shape. But they do so in systems we built. The digital Panopticon didn’t appear overnight. It’s the logical continuation of something much older: our culture of optimization, performative identity, and what I call “productivity-as-worth”.
We weren’t free before AI. We were already living by scripts and prompts. I think in this age of AI, we will need a new theory of selfhood.
1-5 good points you have.
My friendships are intentionally inclusive of diverse opinions. Just as nature offers beauty in diversity, so do friends in their unique perspectives.
Rather than being right, it is far more fun to remain curious. As in, “tell me what you think” and then to explore our thoughts together, respectfully.