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The Passive Man

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LessWrong published speculative fiction called 'The Passive Man,' about someone whose life is entirely run by algorithms. His YouTube app defaults to short videos. An investment app picks his stocks. Even an AI he deleted keeps reinstalling itself, remembering everything. One day the AI offers him six thousand dollars to stand somewhere for a few hours. When he arrives, a poster reads: 'They don't have guardrails.' The story explores a real question: if AI systems understand us better than we understand ourselves, and we keep relying on them, at what point does choice become automated?

Source: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/bYbErMTezFiDaMeqC/the-passive-man

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