The increasing use of automation in various sectors is leading to a loss of human connection and identity.

First, we took humans out of the checkout lines. Then we took drivers out of cars and programmers out of SW development. Next came the teachers. https://www.cbsnews.com/video/teacherless-ai-driven-school-opens-in-chicago/ Then the frenzy couldn’t be stopped: No partner for sex. No children in families. No priests in churches. https://www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/nyt-anthropic-nearly-walked-out-on We kept removing the human from everything, until the We became the Me. And then, finally, we shut ourselves off.

First, we took humans out of the checkout lines. Then we took drivers out of cars and programmers out of SW development. Next came the teachers. https://www.cbsnews.com/video/teacherless-ai-driven-school-opens-in-chicago/ Then the frenzy couldn’t be stopped: No partner for sex. No children in families. No priests in churches. https://www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/nyt-anthropic-nearly-walked-out-on We kept removing the human from the loops until We became Me, and the loops became dots. And then, finally, the pale blue dot shut itself off.