This hits hard. For a long time, geographic escape felt like a real option. Moving to a new city or country could help people avoid dysfunction. But AI is not limited by geography.
What’s unsettling is that even the digital spaces we once thought were safe are starting to feel exposed. Communities, workflows, and creative work can now be replicated, imitated, or reshaped faster than we can adapt.
Maybe the real question is not about finding a new place to go, but deciding who we want to become. Together if we can, or alone if we must.
I asked an AI to help me draft an onboarding email for a new feature. It wrote something so human-like, so emotionally aware, that I felt oddly… replaced.
It wasn’t just about writing, it felt like it understood the intention behind the message better than I did. That was the first time I questioned where we’re headed.
What’s unsettling is that even the digital spaces we once thought were safe are starting to feel exposed. Communities, workflows, and creative work can now be replicated, imitated, or reshaped faster than we can adapt.
Maybe the real question is not about finding a new place to go, but deciding who we want to become. Together if we can, or alone if we must.