The Cost of Polish, by Jeff Bullas
Aug 31, 2026 · 2 min · 2 segments
Send us Fan Mail This audio text replicates contents of a post on X by the American social influencer Jeff Bullas. Jeff has granted permission for…
Aug 31, 2026 · 2 min · 2 segments
Send us Fan Mail This audio text replicates contents of a post on X by the American social influencer Jeff Bullas. Jeff has granted permission for…
Tudor RickardsHost
I can give it a half-formed thought, something I'm uncertain about, a hunch, a question.
That is useful, but it's also dangerous, as certainty is rare, but AI makes it common.
Because the quality of the language can make me feel more certain, than the quality of my thinking deserves.
The machine has not necessarily strengthened my belief, it has strengthened the presentation of my belief.
So, I'm starting to ask myself, did AI help me think this through? Or did it merely make my first instinct sound intelligent, just to keep me happy and addicted to the chatbot? In a world where eloquence is becoming almost free, perhaps intellectual honesty means retaining the right to say, I still don't know.
I can give it a half-formed thought, something I'm uncertain about, a hunch, a question.
That is useful, but it's also dangerous, as certainty is rare, but AI makes it common.
Because the quality of the language can make me feel more certain, than the quality of my thinking deserves.
The machine has not necessarily strengthened my belief, it has strengthened the presentation of my belief.
So, I'm starting to ask myself, did AI help me think this through? Or did it merely make my first instinct sound intelligent, just to keep me happy and addicted to the chatbot? In a world where eloquence is becoming almost free, perhaps intellectual honesty means retaining the right to say, I still don't know.
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