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How Human Agency, Empathy, and Emotional Resonance Keep Us in Command Over AI
Arguing with a robot is like debating gravity; it doesn’t care, and it won’t change. Artificial intelligence is not built to be believed . The reality is that it is built to calculate. It doesn’t hold opinions, only probabilities. It doesn’t feel challenged, insulted, or inspired. When we try to argue with a machine, we are not changing its mind ...We are exposing our own humanity. The purpose of AI is not to win arguments, but to expand human awareness. We should not strive
Michael McClanahan
5 days ago5 min read


Why Robots Don’t Get Mad at Other Robots
The Calm Circuitry of Machines Robots do not get mad at other robots. That single observation captures an essential truth about artificial intelligence: it does not feel. It does not envy, resent, or experience the frustration that fuels human progress or dissent. When an algorithm miscalculates or a robot malfunctions, there is no emotional fallout: No grudge, no ego, no internal dialogue about blame or fairness. There is simply a return to function, a recalibration, a cold
Michael McClanahan
6 days ago5 min read


The Difference Between Human and AI “Thinking and Knowing”: Subjective Experience vs. Statistical Intelligence
When Calculation Looks Like Understanding We live in an era where artificial intelligence writes essays, diagnoses illnesses, composes symphonies, and engages in conversation. To many, it appears almost indistinguishable from human intelligence. But beneath the surface, there is a fundamental difference: AI does not know , it predicts . It does not understand ; it correlates . It does not feel ; it calculates . Where humans know the world through lived experience, emotion, me
Michael McClanahan
Oct 264 min read
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