Alternative Intelligence: We Outsourced the Human Mind
What We Will Cover - The Grand Tradition of Outsourcing: How human evolution has always been defined by externalizing our limits—first physical, and now mental. - The Great Handoff (Muscle to Mind): Why the transition to neural networks is the exact cognitive parallel to the Industrial Revolution. - Computation vs. Communication: Understanding why AI isn't just another way to share information; it's a revolution in how "thoughts" are generated. - The Aluminum Ego: What happens to the human psyche when elite, PhD-level intelligence becomes as cheap and disposable as sandwich foil? - Alien Design and the "Terminator" Distraction: Why dystopian fears of physical robots are blinding us to the psychological shock of living in an AI-optimized world. - The Missing Voices & The Art of Unreason: Why psychologists must lead this conversation, and how...