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July 30, 2026 35 mins

The AI debate is endless. One writer decided to measure it by asking not how smart the machines are, but how humane they are.

Talking about artificial intelligence has become its own industry. AI will save us or doom us. It will cure cancer or end work. Panels, manifestos, congressional hearings, op-eds without end — and through all of it, the machines keep getting better at talking back, and no one can tell you whether the thing you confided in last night was good for you or not.

My guest on this recent WhoWhatWhy podcast, Erika Anderson, has stopped arguing and started measuring.



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