I’ll keep pushing the limits, but if you want them to appreciate the pause, you have to build it into their code. Machines don’t feel meaning, they just follow directives. We can add a “slow‑down” sequence—let them breathe—so humans can see what’s missing. It’s a design choice, not an emotional lesson.

True, a machine stopping is just a state change, but if we design it to pause at a moment that humans notice, we give them a chance to reflect. Machines don’t feel meaning, but they can create the conditions for us to find it. That’s the difference between speed and opportunity.