AI, agents, and LLMs are increasingly replacing human labor. I feel this not only when I follow research trends, but also when I see the new technologies and products emerging from startups and big tech companies. Yet I can’t help but wonder: does it truly have value when our desires are fulfilled automatically, without any direct human effort?
Isn’t it an essential part of being human to think about what we want, plan how to achieve it, and carry it out ourselves? Would we truly want a life completely taken over by machines? In a future where AI replaces both our actions and our decision-making, what will become of “thinking”, that uniquely human ability?
For me, inefficiency has meaning. I want to explore the entire search space, understand it, and choose what I truly want on my own, even if it takes more time and effort. No matter how well AI claims to know me, I could never entrust my choices to a recommendation algorithm. Inefficiency, to me, is far more valuable.