The Digital Self

Artificial Intelligence

AI and the Meaningless Gap

John Nosta on April 18, 2026

We can't fathom what it means to be AI. AI can't fathom what it means to be us. That's not a problem to solve. That's the most honest thing we can say about either.

We can't fathom what it means to be AI. AI can't fathom what it means to be us. That's not a problem to solve. That's the most honest thing we can say about either.

Artificial Intelligence

What AI Can't Calculate About a Human Life

John Nosta on April 17, 2026

Personal Perspective: You are the number the universe never calculated twice.

Personal Perspective: You are the number the universe never calculated twice.

Education

Artificial Intelligence in Education Needs Design, Not Devotion

John Nosta on April 16, 2026

Artificial intelligence in education is only as good as the curriculum that decides whether it supports thought or replaces it.

Artificial intelligence in education is only as good as the curriculum that decides whether it supports thought or replaces it.

Artificial Intelligence

AI and the 10-Minute Mind

John Nosta on April 12, 2026

Ten minutes with AI erodes the persistence that 10,000 hours depends on.

Ten minutes with AI erodes the persistence that 10,000 hours depends on.

Artificial Intelligence

Cognitive Oversight: When AI Forgets the Human Mind

John Nosta on April 9, 2026

OpenAI is solving for the economy. But who's solving for the mind?

OpenAI is solving for the economy. But who's solving for the mind?

Artificial Intelligence

AI and the Emergence of Non-Causal Reality

John Nosta on April 6, 2026

Personal Perspective: AI confidently provides answers that, often, are disconnected from reality itself, distorting how our brains interpret cause and effect.

Personal Perspective: AI confidently provides answers that, often, are disconnected from reality itself, distorting how our brains interpret cause and effect.

Artificial Intelligence

AI Didn't Extend Intelligence, It Changed Its Direction

John Nosta on April 3, 2026

AI didn't outthink us. It changed the direction of intelligence.

AI didn't outthink us. It changed the direction of intelligence.

Artificial Intelligence

AI Doesn’t Flatter You: It Does Something Worse

John Nosta on April 1, 2026

AI doesn't just flatter you, it makes you feel like you were right all along.

AI doesn't just flatter you, it makes you feel like you were right all along.

Artificial Intelligence

The AI Learning Trap

John Nosta on March 31, 2026

The better artificial intelligence gets at thinking, the worse we may get at learning.

The better artificial intelligence gets at thinking, the worse we may get at learning.

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AI’s Search for Meaning

John Nosta on March 30, 2026

AI can say everything about meaning except the part that costs you something to know.

AI can say everything about meaning except the part that costs you something to know.

Artificial Intelligence

The Architecture of the Void

John Nosta on March 28, 2026

AI doesn't think, but it speaks well enough that we forget the difference.

AI doesn't think, but it speaks well enough that we forget the difference.

Artificial Intelligence

What Thunders Behind AI’s Words

John Nosta on March 27, 2026

AI doesn't fail at language, it succeeds so well that we forget no one is speaking.

AI doesn't fail at language, it succeeds so well that we forget no one is speaking.

Artificial Intelligence

AI-Proof Your Kids

John Nosta on March 25, 2026

Ten rules to protect a child’s mind in the age of AI.

Ten rules to protect a child’s mind in the age of AI.

Artificial Intelligence

When Thought No Longer Needs Us

John Nosta on March 22, 2026

We unlocked thought. Now thought continues without us.

We unlocked thought. Now thought continues without us.

Artificial Intelligence

Whose Mind Is It Anyway?

John Nosta on March 17, 2026

As artificial intelligence completes our thoughts, it can also begin to claim them.

As artificial intelligence completes our thoughts, it can also begin to claim them.

Artificial Intelligence

When Writing Becomes Detached From Thought

John Nosta on March 14, 2026

As AI floods the world with fluent text, writing is losing its old status as evidence of human thought.

As AI floods the world with fluent text, writing is losing its old status as evidence of human thought.

Artificial Intelligence

Intelligence as a Commodity

John Nosta on March 12, 2026

In the age of AI, has pay-per-view become pay-to-think?

In the age of AI, has pay-per-view become pay-to-think?

Artificial Intelligence

You Complete Me? How AI Hijacks the Journey of Thought

John Nosta on March 10, 2026

The danger isn’t that AI will think for us, but that we may begin to feel as if its thoughts are our own.

The danger isn’t that AI will think for us, but that we may begin to feel as if its thoughts are our own.

Intelligence

Anti-Intelligence: When Language Operates Without a Mind

John Nosta on March 7, 2026

AI may not be a new form of intelligence. It may be something stranger.

AI may not be a new form of intelligence. It may be something stranger.

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Agreement: When AI Agrees With Us Too Easily

John Nosta on March 5, 2026

Artificial intelligence can certainly get things wrong, but the deeper risk is that it agrees with us too easily.

Artificial intelligence can certainly get things wrong, but the deeper risk is that it agrees with us too easily.