Sam McBride: AI is threatening to rob us of our most human instinct - the ability to think for ourselves
Published At: 29 Mar 2026
Independent.ie
Among those sceptical of generative AI being embedded across much of our world, there is a widespread belief that the technology’s key flaw is its dangerous inaccuracy. This misses what will become a far more fundamental flaw if AI does what its proponents promise.
Among those sceptical of generative AI being embedded across much of our world, there is a widespread belief that the technology’s key flaw is its dangerous inaccuracy. This misses what will become a far more fundamental flaw if AI does what its proponents promise.
What if in five or 10 years’ time AI becomes as accurate as, or more accurate than, humans? For tech optimists, this would be nirvana. People could sit on the beach or in the pub while a machine does their work to a higher standard. This is being dangled before a workforce observing the withering of the post-World War II prosperity boom.
