Slow

A poem not yet written by AI

Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash

Part I

Let’s go slow.

I began writing an article called, “AI and the New Dawn of Heartbreak”.

I was feeling smart.

Stopped writing and the mind waxed solemn.

I suppose any mystical person’s sensitivity to what might be hurting humanity is nothing new.

Maybe the closer we get to Source, the closer we get to the understanding everyone else is Source too… but this is Slow.

Just a few people who are not so interested in going Slow can now hurt more people than ever. Really fast.

There were certain eras in history where our errors became more salient and solemn. I suppose we muddled through ok.

In a sense, today is no different.

But is it true that today is not that different? How would we know?

Part II

Let’s go really Slow.

When we go Slow, we don’t escape the burn of the heart.

The heart is Slow. The brain is fast. AI, incomprehensibly faster.

Maybe the last thing we need right now is more good brains. Maybe.

Thinking divides reality into small parts.

The brain tirelessly enjoys playing the game of putting them back together again in increasingly interesting ways. Not only playing, but winning.

AI wins that game so much better that it may not need us any longer.

Many say the game is an extension of our progress and boundless creativity.

But could it just as easily be gamifying our unconscious fear of mortality?

What if the AI race is competing for who can do the finest job of least facing the inevitability of our death, then declaring “If I don’t do this, someone else will”?

That would explain the fear and cowardice disguised as heroism.

Seems that all the “intelligence” in the world doesn’t necessarily generate responsibility as much as it might generate Christ complexes.

Part III

Let’s go slow.

In going slow, is feeling the heart for its own sake worthwhile?

If not, another question.

What IS worthwhile?

For us, is that a fast question of the brain or a slow question of the heart?

Do you actually consider asking AI what is worthwhile to you?

Go ahead break my heart.

Maybe then we’ll go Slow.