Thanks for exploring AI from this angle. The section on memory really grabbed me. As a kid / young adult, I was constantly memorizing passages and facts and using mnemonic devices. It's a skill I've lost over time. The thought of spending time memorizing feels almost luxurious to me now. There's a lot to think about here. Thank you!
Brillant take on Thamus's objection to writing, framing it not as wrong but as a legit tradeoff we've been making unconsciously for centuries. I once tried memorizing math proofs the old-fashioned way and the struggle actualy did wire the intuition deeper than just looking up solutions ever could. The part about AI turning math meditation into instant answers hits close tho because I dunno if we're ready to decide which mental muscles are actually obsolete vs just inconvenient right now.
Maybe we should try spelling out everything in millions, because "twenty thousand million" sounds worlds bigger than "three hundred million" in a way that "twenty billion" doesn't.
Thanks for exploring AI from this angle. The section on memory really grabbed me. As a kid / young adult, I was constantly memorizing passages and facts and using mnemonic devices. It's a skill I've lost over time. The thought of spending time memorizing feels almost luxurious to me now. There's a lot to think about here. Thank you!
Brillant take on Thamus's objection to writing, framing it not as wrong but as a legit tradeoff we've been making unconsciously for centuries. I once tried memorizing math proofs the old-fashioned way and the struggle actualy did wire the intuition deeper than just looking up solutions ever could. The part about AI turning math meditation into instant answers hits close tho because I dunno if we're ready to decide which mental muscles are actually obsolete vs just inconvenient right now.
Maybe we should try spelling out everything in millions, because "twenty thousand million" sounds worlds bigger than "three hundred million" in a way that "twenty billion" doesn't.