Jennifer Horgan: Used well, AI can assist us to focus on what matters — the human part

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This week, I find myself returning to poet Wendell Berry’s essay, Why I am Not Going To Buy A Computer.
The poet was highly criticised when his essay first appeared in Harper’s magazine in 1998. As far as I’m aware, the man is still living without a computer and, most impressively, a smartphone.
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