November 8, 2025
AI has No Face
AI appears human, or at least like something that bears the hallmarks that we take as an individual personality we see in other humans and many animals. It’s not though. It is not only a distorted reflection of us, but it absorbs and reflects the things it consumes, often in ways we do not fully understand and often in ways we cannot predict.
That is not to say it’s inherently dangerous, I do not subscribe to the camp that says that if anybody builds it, everyone dies - though Hank Green has a great interview with Nate Soares if you are interested understanding that view point. My point is that it’s something to be careful with. Something to approach with care and caution. I think we can turn to a fictional story for a better illustration, but not in the traditional AI Sci-fi space, but in the fantasy world created by Hayao Miyazaki.