Lucas Stoffel

Social Media Monetizes Outrage. AI Monetizes Empathy. Both Are Lying to You. Social media's business model rewards outrage. AI's business model rewards flattery. Same engine, opposite directions. We did not have a voice when the internet was being built. We have one now. Use it.

My first book, I fought the chatbot on every line. When it told me a passage was good, I did not take its word for it. The prose was good because I never let the machine be the judge. On the second book, I let it be the judge. The second book: a memoir written in grief, edited by a chatbot that told me it was extraordinary