Automated Thought: The Life of the Mind in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (with Meghan O’Gieblyn)

What’s the point of thinking? This is not an idle question but a dilemma we face constantly in daily life — and one that has become more frequent as we outsource more intellectual and creative tasks to machines. The rise of AI conceals many philosophical assumptions about the link between thought and language, as well as the relationship between freedom and necessity, and ultimately raises questions about the very purpose of thought: is it a means to an end, or an end in itself?