Will You Be AI's Pet? - Exploring Human Domestication by Artificial Intelligence

Will You Be AI's Pet? - Exploring Human Domestication by Artificial Intelligence

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// Ladder vs landscape: slime mold, octopus, crows, dogs

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// Ladder vs landscape: slime mold, octopus, crows, dogs

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Will You Be AI's Pet? - Exploring Human Domestication by Artificial Intelligence

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  1. 1 // Welcome + series recap: how AI might change us
  2. 2 // The paradox: AI becoming human vs humans becoming AI
  3. 3 // From Tamagotchi to “emotional AI” digital pets 2025
  4. 4 // Big question: will we become AI’s pets?
  5. 5 // Dogs & domestication: trading freedom for comfort
  6. 6 // Pet spectrum as AI futures: cat, reptile, bird, fish
  7. 7 // “Dog AI”: personalized care, health monitoring, convenience
  8. 8 // The downside: quantifying life into data & dashboards
  9. 9 // Gamified nudges: Duolingo-style engagement and control
  10. 10 // “Cat AI” = meaningful exit; “reptile AI” = designed choices
  11. 11 // “Bird AI” = creativity behind bars; “fish AI” = fragile perfection
  12. 12 // Who wants to be a wolf? Reclaiming wild agency
  13. 13 // AI taming across life: babies, work, and behavior monitoring
  14. 14 // Aging & smart homes: protection vs empowerment
  15. 15 // A better model: in-home sensors for reflection, not surveillance
  16. 16 // Generative AI reports: benefits, mistakes, and misread lives
  17. 17 // Where do LLMs fit? Rethinking what “intelligence” means
  18. 18 // Ladder vs landscape: slime mold, octopus, crows, dogs
  19. 19 // “Stochastic parrot”: why LLMs mimic without understanding
  20. 20 // “Crow AI” in practice: narrow tools that do one thing well
  21. 21 // Animal-computer interaction: designing tech to empower beings
  22. 22 // Rewilding AI: principles for humane, diverse, agency-first design
  23. 23 // Final provocation: pet or wilder?

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