If AI Is the Answer, What Was the Question?
AI is everywhere—and we're told it’s indispensable. But when something is presented as a universal need, it demands deeper questioning. In this thought-provoking reflection, The Contemplationist asks four simple yet disruptive questions: What problem is AI solving? What need does it serve? Who had that need? And—who actually asked for it? Backed by data (over $3 trillion in AI investment since 2020), and contrasted with global spending on medicine and defense, the piece highlights a silent truth: AI may be a solution in search of a problem—engineered more by capital and theory than by human demand. From mass job displacement...