Engineer laments AI craze as sign of societal dark age

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-06-01 01:30

An electrical engineer and programmer expresses concern about a societal decline, likening it to a dark age. He attributes this trend partly to the lasting effects of COVID-19 on human cognition and the proliferation of AI and LLMs, which he views as unsustainable imitations of human intellect. AI

IMPACT Expresses a negative view on AI's role in replacing human intellect, suggesting it contributes to societal decline.

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece from an individual expressing concerns about AI and societal trends.

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I always knew there would be another dark age, where the peak of human intellect and knowledge would finally be in the past, as # collapse got well underway. Sa

I always knew there would be another dark age, where the peak of human intellect and knowledge would finally be in the past, as # collapse got well underway. Sadly, as an electrical # engineer , former # author (two books, both self-published but thousands of readers apiece) and …

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I always knew there would be another dark age, where the peak of human intellect and knowledge would finally be in the past, as # collapse got well underway. Sa

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