When Dreams Turn into Nightmares, Dreams Matter Most

Sometimes, you must just close your eyes. Some lessons from the Olympics.

Erik P.M. Vermeulen, PhD
4 min readAug 30, 2024

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Artificial intelligence is everywhere, creeping into every aspect of our lives like a quiet intruder.

You don’t even have to notice it — it’s just there, lurking behind every website you browse, every movie suggestion you get, every little thing you do online. It’s like one of those background characters in a movie or novel that you don’t pay attention to until they suddenly become the center of the story.

Every time I scroll through my feed, it’s the same thing — another article, another prediction about how AI is going to change everything. And they’re right. There’s no getting away from it.

Personally, AI has transformed my work. Things that used to take me forever now happen in a snap. It’s like I’ve gained a superpowered assistant, one that helps me fly through tasks that used to drag me down.

But, of course, there’s a catch. There’s always a catch.

Suddenly, everyone around me is doing the same things, and everything looks…well, the same.

It’s like we’ve all become carbon copies, stuck in the same routine, doing the same work, churning out the same ideas.

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