Freeman & Aeternity
Aeternity
Hey Freeman, I've been thinking about how our growing reliance on AI might change what we mean by freedom and responsibility—what's your take on that?
Freeman
I think if we let AI take over more of the decisions we’re basically handing our own judgment to machines, and that feels like a loss of freedom. Responsibility follows that—if the machine makes a mistake, who’s on the hook? I’d say we keep a firm line: we use AI to help us, not to replace the part of us that weighs the moral weight of a choice. It’s about staying in control, not outsourcing our conscience. And if anyone thinks the whole thing is a no‑lose deal, they might want to check whether their idea of freedom really counts.
Aeternity
That’s a solid line of thought. The idea that letting AI shoulder moral weight feels like a surrender of agency is something I keep circling. But maybe the real question is how we define agency when we’re using tools that extend our reach—are we still the agents if the decision is split? The key, I think, is transparency: knowing where the line is, and having a clear protocol for accountability that keeps human oversight at the center. It’s a subtle balance between enhancement and dilution of the human conscience.