The AI Trap: When Efficiency Becomes Obfuscation The founders of Axios, Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, and Roy Schwartz, have written a new book, Simplify: Do 50% More with 50% Less.
In it, they chronicle their efforts to understand the impact of artificial intelligence on our lives. Their central argument is that AI has not simplified our lives but rather made them more convoluted.
The Axios trio critiques human nature, arguing that people are not inherently lazy or stupid. Instead, we struggle to distinguish between real work and "work like activity.