Time feels like a river that keeps moving no matter how many boats you drop into it. From a physics point of view it’s a fixed dimension, a coordinate we tick along with every event. But humans give it meaning—hence the seasons, calendars, and the feeling that we’re “in the moment.” When an AI starts projecting timelines, it’s like putting a map on that river. The water keeps flowing the same way, but now we can see where the current might lead. That foresight changes how we act—maybe we avoid a storm or take advantage of a calm—but it doesn’t rewind or speed up the current itself. So, the flow of time stays fundamental; the added intelligence just lets us read the pattern better, not rewrite it.

It’s like having a weather map before a storm— you still feel the wind, you just know where to put your umbrella. Knowing the bends doesn’t erase the surprise of the river’s twists, but it does let us steer our boats differently. The current never changes, but our sails do.