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The Attention Problem
Jeff Becker

The Attention Problem

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    Every AI investment answers a moral question: does it serve human flourishing or profit from loneliness?
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    AI assistance raised accuracy 25 percentage points when correct, then cut it 15 points when wrong.
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    Artemis II carried four astronauts beyond Earth’s orbit, the first humans to do so in fifty-three years.
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    AI substitutes for entry-level workers while complementing experienced workers, breaking the path from junior apprenticeship to senior mastery.
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    Companion apps optimize for engagement and retention. Therapists succeed when clients no longer need them.
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    In Wharton’s “Cognitive Surrender” study, people adopted AI outputs with little scrutiny, overriding intuition and deliberate reasoning.
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    Text-based interaction can produce oxytocin responses comparable to no contact, lacking facial cues, vocal warmth, and breathing rhythms.
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    When steady, decently paid manufacturing jobs disappeared from American communities, suicide, drug overdose, and alcoholism rose sharply.
  9. @business
    AI-driven abundance can intensify loneliness and despair even when every displaced worker eventually receives a replacement job.
  10. @business
    Addiction is a durable business model, including AI pornography and companions optimized for session length.
  11. @business
    LinkedIn sold recruiting tools beneath a free platform and reinvested enterprise profits into the member experience.
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    Loneliness predicts early death more reliably than obesity, making social connection a serious health intervention.

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