How to Think About AI Without Splitting into Doom or Hype

Psychology Today | 12.06.2026 23:26
AI is seriously disrupting humanity's hive mind. The reflex is to take a stance in order to alleviate the extreme anxiety AI can evoke—to convert the discomfort of not knowing into the relief of having decided. Pick a side: zoomer or doomer? The more useful question is not whether to be for or against AI but rather: How do we best think about AI?