WEBVTT 00:00:02.060 --> 00:00:04.660 This week, we've considered the patterns that 00:00:04.660 --> 00:00:08.199 shape our lives. And all of this leads to one 00:00:08.199 --> 00:00:12.300 fundamental question. Are the routines and technologies 00:00:12.300 --> 00:00:15.480 in our lives helping us give more attention to 00:00:15.480 --> 00:00:19.179 what matters? Or are they deciding what matters 00:00:19.179 --> 00:00:23.820 for us behind the scenes? So this question becomes 00:00:23.820 --> 00:00:26.940 especially important when we use artificial intelligence. 00:00:28.559 --> 00:00:33.820 Yes, AI is a math machine with way more knowledge 00:00:33.820 --> 00:00:37.420 than I have. And it certainly can remove tedious 00:00:37.420 --> 00:00:42.340 work and help me solve more math problems. But 00:00:42.340 --> 00:00:46.439 AI can also give me an answer before I have struggled 00:00:46.439 --> 00:00:50.060 with a question. It can recommend a direction 00:00:50.060 --> 00:00:54.939 before I've decided where I want to go. It can 00:00:54.939 --> 00:00:58.840 make a choice easier. but it may not be the wise 00:00:58.840 --> 00:01:03.380 choice. An algorithm can pursue a goal efficiently. 00:01:03.920 --> 00:01:08.099 We can design it to increase speed, engagement, 00:01:08.480 --> 00:01:13.760 accuracy, profit, or convenience. But an algorithm 00:01:13.760 --> 00:01:16.659 cannot tell us which goals deserve our lives. 00:01:17.840 --> 00:01:21.200 A navigation system can find the fastest route. 00:01:21.849 --> 00:01:24.430 but it cannot decide whether arriving quickly 00:01:24.430 --> 00:01:27.650 matters more than traveling with someone we love. 00:01:28.549 --> 00:01:32.510 AI can improve the wording of a message, but 00:01:32.510 --> 00:01:35.709 it cannot decide whether we owe someone an apology. 00:01:36.609 --> 00:01:39.930 A recommendation system can keep us entertained, 00:01:40.310 --> 00:01:43.250 but it cannot determine whether entertainment 00:01:43.250 --> 00:01:47.750 is what we need. We must make these decisions 00:01:47.750 --> 00:01:50.959 through our values, through our judgment, and 00:01:50.959 --> 00:01:54.939 sense of responsibility. Reasonable hope does 00:01:54.939 --> 00:01:58.640 not ask us to reject these tools. It also does 00:01:58.640 --> 00:02:02.040 not ask us to trust every new capability simply 00:02:02.040 --> 00:02:06.760 because it impresses us. Reasonable hope means 00:02:06.760 --> 00:02:10.759 that we welcome help while keeping human purposes 00:02:10.759 --> 00:02:15.599 in charge. We can allow technology to handle 00:02:15.599 --> 00:02:19.719 work that is repetitive, maybe even dangerous, 00:02:20.539 --> 00:02:24.740 and certainly needlessly difficult. We can also 00:02:24.740 --> 00:02:27.340 protect the activities that develop our attention, 00:02:27.699 --> 00:02:32.800 our relationships, our creativity, and our character, 00:02:32.860 --> 00:02:37.599 even when a machine could form them faster. We 00:02:37.599 --> 00:02:40.979 do not need to make every part of our lives more 00:02:40.979 --> 00:02:45.259 efficient. We need to use efficiency in service 00:02:45.259 --> 00:02:50.189 of a life we have reason to value. So let's finish 00:02:50.189 --> 00:02:53.770 our week with two questions. What would you gladly 00:02:53.770 --> 00:02:58.889 allow technology to do for you? And what would 00:02:58.889 --> 00:03:02.830 you continue to do yourself, even if a machine 00:03:02.830 --> 00:03:08.210 could do it faster? Choose one use of technology 00:03:08.210 --> 00:03:12.069 that you welcome, one boundary you want to maintain, 00:03:12.490 --> 00:03:16.150 and one meaningful activity that deserves your 00:03:16.150 --> 00:03:20.680 full attention. Our routines and tools will always 00:03:20.680 --> 00:03:24.199 influence us. But reasonable hope begins when 00:03:24.199 --> 00:03:28.599 we notice that influence and help choose where 00:03:28.599 --> 00:03:32.979 it leads. This is Dave from Intersecting Us. 00:03:36.599 --> 00:03:40.879 Let's change that ending. Reasonable hope begins 00:03:40.879 --> 00:03:43.719 when we remain in the driver's seat.