Monday, January 19, 2026

I just heard a 30 minute "podcast" on an academic topic I'm familiar with. By AI. Completely. (2 "people" talking about it)

It's eerily good at conceptual clarity.

In a learner's journey though, there comes a time when conceptual clarity isn't enough. The learner wants to experience the knowledge on deeper levels (at least in the humanities and social sciences).

The way the mind works is that it (unconsciously) assumes a "story" for any knowledge it learns. And a good story has drama with individuality. Artificial drama with artificial individuality is so nasty.

People can have conceptual clarity on "unconditional love", "peace when things don't go your way", "becoming free from worry", or "being free from others' opinions". There comes a point though, when conceptual clarity isn't enough. One desires a unique "inside movie" of the knowledge colored with inner individuality (e.g. one's unique experience of the concept of learning to laugh at oneself).

This is another thing that AI can't really help that much with.