L. M. Sacasas
Writer on technology, culture and the moral life. He writes the newsletter The Convivial Society and directs the Christian Study Center of Gainesville, Florida.
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AI as it is currently deployed bends towards demoralisation rather than towards flourishing.
Their wordsMy working thesis about the generalized impact of “AI” as it is currently deployed can be summed up in the observation that the arc of AI bends toward demoralization.
↗Do Not Resign From Lifetheconvivialsociety.substack.com 1st of 4 in this piece
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Their wordsI believe that one dimension of this sadness or demoralization can be attributed to the simple fact that we are increasingly invited to outsource a class of activities that grant us a measure of satisfaction, accomplishment, and purpose.
↗Do Not Resign From Lifetheconvivialsociety.substack.com 2nd of 4 in this piece
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Their wordsIf there is some thing that you are meant to do, who the hell cares if there is a machine that can be made to do it just as well or even better? It is still your thing to do.
↗Do Not Resign From Lifetheconvivialsociety.substack.com 3rd of 4 in this piece
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Their wordsWe must pursue these things not because the dignity of our humanity is on the line, but because our joy is.
↗Do Not Resign From Lifetheconvivialsociety.substack.com 4th of 4 in this piece
- 17 months earlier
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Their wordsThis form of life cannot be delegated because by its very nature it requires our whole-person involvement.
↗Life Cannot Be Delegatedtheconvivialsociety.substack.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsWe ought to be especially careful in the cases where what we delegate to a device, app, agent, or system is an aspect of how we express care, cultivate skill, relate to one another, make moral judgments, or assume responsibility for our actions in the world
↗Life Cannot Be Delegatedtheconvivialsociety.substack.com 2nd of 2 in this piece
- 7 months earlier
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Their wordsin relation to devices we tend to be relegated to the status of a user, who may more often than not be the one being used
↗The Stuff of (a Well-Lived) Lifetheconvivialsociety.substack.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsA good life is supported by a diverse array of focal things and practices, which tend to reward us with deeper, more meaningful experiences; a gratifying measure of bodily skill and competence; and possibly even a stronger fabric of relationships.
↗The Stuff of (a Well-Lived) Lifetheconvivialsociety.substack.com 2nd of 2 in this piece
- 12 months earlier
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Their wordsThe problem is that “saving” time and labor have become default settings and social imperatives.
↗Waste Your Time, Your Life May Depend On Ittheconvivialsociety.substack.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsThe liberation we are offered is a liberation from the very care-driven involvement in the world and in our communities that would render our lives meaningful and satisfying.
↗Waste Your Time, Your Life May Depend On Ittheconvivialsociety.substack.com 2nd of 2 in this piece