Luddite is now being used to describe those of us who refuse to use AI for anything, for the reasons you state above.

The printing press allowed people to do more thinking for themselves - they had access to information they hadn't had before. At that time, they would have had to rely on the statements of the readers and scribes of those times.

AI is doing the thinking for us, dumbing us down even more than we have already been dumbed down.

Whenever I read 19th century literature, I am always stuck by how deeply people thought, and how readily they thought out loud. They valued their powers of logic and emotion more than we do now. They had a more vital life force.

We are so in for it. Buckle up!

Your posts have always been spectacularly perfect. I especially enjoy that there are no typos or grammatical errors to distract me from you work. Now I know why you are so good at that.

It's great to have you back!!!