Analysis: A New York Times Business piece by Lora Kelley has pushed a Silicon Valley phrase into the center of the AI debate: humans as “meat computers.” Accessible excerpts describe the term as moving from an old philosophy and cognitive-science analogy into AI-industry language that can make frontier models seem more humanlike while making people seem replaceable.
‘Meat Computers’ Phrase Puts AI Job Loss and…
Analysis: A New York Times Business piece by Lora Kelley has pushed a Silicon Valley phrase into the center of the AI debate: humans as “meat computers.” Accessible excerpts describe the term as moving from an old philosophy and cognitive-science analogy into AI-industry language that can make frontier models seem more humanlike while making people seem replaceable.