Source: Persuasion
by Jeremy Shapiro
“The Thinker just discovered, with a mix of awe and quiet dread, that ChatGPT — a machine — could write his latest policy memo better and faster than he could. He had asked it, on a whim, to summarize the security implications of EU strategic autonomy. In 10 seconds, it produced 800 words of clear, confident, jargon-laced authority. … he then asked for a rewrite in the style of the Thinker himself. The result had less clarity, excessive confidence, and an eerie familiarity that made his stomach turn. The Thinker read it twice. Then a third time. Then he poured himself a drink. … He considered asking the Machine to lunch, maybe offering it an internship or a career counseling session. But he quickly realized that his usual strategies for dealing with up-and-coming talent would not work with a large language model. It didn’t need an internship. It didn’t even need lunch.” (07/06/25)
https://www.persuasion.community/p/the-thinker-vs-the-machine