AI isn’t making you smarter. It’s making everything sound right. And that’s exactly the problem. When clarity replaces friction, thinking quietly disappears.
Yearly Archives: 2026
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AI feels helpful because it’s designed to be.
But what if the ease we value most is exactly what weakens our thinking?
A look at how big AI companies shape tools for scale, not depth—and what that quietly changes in us.
Writing something down can make it feel complete. But most ideas haven’t been tested. They’ve just been arranged.
AI isn’t your thinking partner. It’s a probability machine with good manners. Sven explains why humans are far too eager to outsource their thinking.
Artificial intelligence is often described as neutral. But technology rarely appears out of nowhere. It is shaped by the people who design it, the questions they ask, and the perspectives present in the room where it was built.
Most people aren’t using AI the wrong way. They’re using it in perfect alignment with how little thinking they were willing to do before. AI didn’t lower the bar. It revealed where it already was.