If that sounds like a genuinely demented question in the week that the world came close to threatened Armageddon, then fair enough. Times are tough enough for a lot of people without being made to feel lazy for taking shortcuts. 1:14 Melania Trump and AI powered robot named 'Figure 3' open White House summit – videoFor what differentiates this generation of AI tools from earlier labour-saving devices is that they largely replace mental rather than physical labour. It’s that listening a second time helps me make connections or hear things I missed in the room. Democracy, too, is ultimately friction, since it means accepting that other people also have a say.

Source: The Guardian April 10, 2026 09:11 UTC