From Substack “think pieces” to A.I.-optimized captions, Camille Charrière examines our new obsession with looking brainy while our brains go offline in her debut column for AIR MAIL

By Camille Charrière

On a recent doomscroll, I collided with a clip that sent my brain into orbit. In it, Uncle Sam (government name: Altman), the C.E.O. of OpenAI, delivers a rousing speech for the ages. “We see a future where intelligence is a utility, like electricity or water, and people buy it from us on a meter.” The thought is harrowing—not because it states the obvious: that technocrats are locked in a race to own your precious gray matter. That’s right, the human brain, our most valuable asset, is about to hit the market, I.P.O.-style. That’s the plan, anyway. And READ ON