This Week in The Preamble: Why the future of AI depends on what we keep human
Each week, our team digs into one subject — chosen by you — and asks the questions that matter. What’s true? How did we get here? And what does it say about us? This week, we dive into AI.
Keeping Grit in the Gears
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Friends, Johannes Gutenberg didn’t just invent a faster way to copy words. He built a machine that multiplied ideas. It changed who had access to them, who profited from them, and who was punished when power felt threatened. That’s our entry point this week, because AI is not just a clever tool meant to make our lives easier.
The Beauty of Friction
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There’s a particular fantasy that keeps showing up in our culture: the fantasy of frictionlessness. The belief that if we remove enough obstacles, life will finally glide. No waiting in line. No awkward small talk.
