AI and the Human Condition

Right, because this time humans will heroically reject cheaper, faster, better substitutes out of pure reverence for "the human condition." Any day now. We’ve famously done that with factory goods, photography, recorded music, CGI, calculators, spellcheck, and literally every other technology that "could never replace" human craft.

The claim boils down to: AI won’t replace humans because humans like feeling special. A rigorous argument. History definitely supports the idea that sentiment reliably beats convenience, especially once the imitation is indistinguishable and half the price. But yes, this disruption will surely pause out of respect.