"Less is said about the continuous conversation with the machine among functional adults such as the one signing this article, or it is spoken of in astrological, almost amusing terms, as a substitute for the old figure of the television viewer or the witch. Having an answer for everything is a relief; making decisions is one of the great pains of the human being, because it entails accepting that life is finite. What is being discussed here is the renunciation of one's own judgment, of opinion. The dozens of times a day that, faced with a stupid dilemma (what to have for breakfast if my stomach hurts, how many clothes I should pack), we delegate to ChatGPT the exercise of our intellectual faculties, of choosing one thing and not the other and suffering the consequences of that very choice. And so, along that path, we end up asking whether to break up with a partner, whether to change jobs, whether life is worth living."

"Perhaps history is crossing certain unprecedented lines. In that innocent conversation that many of us have with language models, a somewhat deeper question remains to be answered: which parts of our human nature are we switching off forever, and above all, what are we receiving in return? I feel, at times, as if in an opium den."