Don't Let Me Dry the Painting
As AI grows more powerful, human roles in the system risk becoming purely ceremonial. How do we distinguish real agency from its imitation — and design systems that preserve the former?

The question I care most about is this: can we make LLMs genuinely human — not just fluent, but able to simulate how feelings, beliefs, and lived experiences shape the decisions people actually make? And if so, can we use that to build society-scale simulations that help us navigate a complex world full of uncertainty?