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The Tension Between Organic and Inorganic Systems
We are living in a world where there is a growing tension between organic animals, like ourselves, and the inorganic digital systems that are increasingly controlling and shaping our world. As organic entities, we live by cycles - day and night, winter and summer, growth and decay. We have periods of activity and periods of rest and relaxation.
In contrast, the algorithms, AIs, and computers that are taking over our lives never need rest. They are always on, always active. The big question is whether we adapt to them, or they adapt to us. And more and more, it seems that we are the ones who have to adapt, having to be "on" all the time, with our every word and action potentially being public and scrutinized.
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