🤖 How Humans Decide When AI Fits In

In today’s email:

🤖 Why we’re selectively sassy about AI—when we say yes and when we can’t vibe with the bots.

🎶 AI is shaking up the music scene, but artists aren’t exactly singing its praises—what’s at stake when algorithms start making art?

👨‍⚕️ Doctors are teaming up with AI to bring back genuine eye contact and deliver better care—here’s how technology is closing the doctor-patient gap.

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🔍 Why We’re Selectively Sassy About AI

AI predicts your stock gains? Cool. AI decides if you get that dream job? Less cool. A new MIT study says we’re not strictly pro- or anti-AI—we’re just selectively picky. Basically, we judge AI by two things:

• Is it better than a human at the task?

• Does this task need a personal touch?

This is what researchers call the Capability–Personalization Framework (yes, it sounds fancier than it is). If AI seems more capable and the task doesn’t need that “human sparkle,” we’re in. If either one is missing? Nope, thanks.

Here’s what people tend to say yes or no to:

✅ Yes to AI for:

• Fraud detection

• Crunching big data

• Sorting boring spreadsheets

❌ No to AI for:

• Therapy sessions

• Job interviews

• Diagnosing your weird rash

Turns out, we like being treated like special snowflakes. If an AI feels too robotic, we get the ick—even if it’s actually good at the job. Also, robots with bodies (tangible ones) get more love than invisible algorithms. And if your job feels safe, you're more likely to vibe with AI.

🎶 Is AI Killing the Vibe in Music?

Spotify and OpenAI are diving headfirst into the artsy deep end with generative AI, and, well… the artists aren’t exactly throwing a welcome party.

Musicians like Nick Cave are calling AI-generated music soulless, and he’s got a point—algorithms don’t cry over heartbreak or get inspired by bad breakups. AI might be stealing musicians’ work to train models without permission. In fact, over 1,000 artists released a silent album (yes, literally, with no sound) as a protest. Iconic.

🎵 The artists’ concerns in a nutshell:

• AI = threat to human creativity

• No royalties, no rights, no respect

• Algorithms don’t suffer for their art

• Spotify allegedly filling playlists with AI songs (they deny it)

Meanwhile, Spotify’s CEO, Daniel Ek, is excited about AI’s creative possibilities—saying it lowers the barrier to entry. Just tap a beat and boom, you’re a composer.

But it’s not just music. TV and film folks are sweating too, especially with OpenAI’s Sora cranking out video magic. Even OpenAI’s own Sam Altman admits that artists should be able to opt out, and yeah—this could all go sideways.

👨‍⚕️ AI Closes Doctor-Patient Gap

Doctors of all ages are vibing with AI now. Gone are the days of docs glued to their screens while mumbling “uh-huh” at patients. Thanks to AI scribes like Ambience, they’re back to actual eye contact. Dr. Jeremy Lipman, a colorectal surgeon, is enjoying the new setup—less typing, more human interaction.

It turns out, it’s not just the young tech-savvy doctors geeking out over gadgets. Even the “been-around-the-block” crowd likes the new technology.

💡 Some AI awesomeness happening:

• Transcribes doctor-patient convos = fewer notes, more care

• Diagnoses are getting AI-assisted superpowers

• Wearables and remote monitoring are keeping tabs on folks 24/7

• AI can even suggest treatment plans during the visit (!)

Sure, older docs might hesitate at first, but give them proper training (and maybe a tech buddy), and they’re golden. Also, the whole COVID thing? It fast-forwarded tech adoption like crazy.

AI's not perfect—still needs a doctor’s brain to double-check it—but the future’s looking shiny.

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