AI is reshaping humanity, and Israel has a divine opportunity to light the way – opinion

The author argues that while technology traditionally extends human capabilities, artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly interprets experience for us, potentially eroding human introspection and relationships. Citing surveys, the article notes that a significant number of teenagers are using AI companions for serious conversations, with some feeling AI understands them better than humans. The author, a strategic advisor to Israel's Homeland Security Ministry, expresses concern that AI-generated art, unlike his own painting, does not provide the same emotional and spiritual release. He questions whether AI's role in creative and reflective processes, like prayer, diminishes the human experience of struggle and self-transformation. The article suggests that Israel, as the "start-up nation," has a unique opportunity to be a "light among nations" by ensuring technology remains subordinate to human purpose, emphasizing that not all aspects of life need to be faster or more efficient. The author concludes by stressing the importance of human judgment and the preservation of inherently "inefficient" yet deeply human experiences.