Human preference for working with humans rather than AI systems could slow AI adoption even in domains where AI is technically superior, because people have non-utilitarian reasons to prefer human collaboration.
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“I'm still going to hire a human assistant because I'm a stubborn human being who doesn't just want to work with AI models. And to me, that seems like a force that could actually slow this along multiple dimensions.”
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Robot Plumbers, Robot Armies, and Our Imminent A.I. Future | Interesting Times with Ross Douthat— Interesting Times with Ross DouthatCreated: 8/11/2026, 5:00:36 AM
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