The Human Side of AI: My Concern for Those We Leave Behind
- Rousse Lavalle
- Jul 10
- 2 min read
Sometimes, in the stillness of the night, when all devices are off except the one I use to write, an uncomfortable question strikes me: in this race
By embracing artificial intelligence, who are we leaving behind?
The vertigo that I do not share
I remember the expression on my octogenarian mother's face when I showed her what I could do.
do with ChatGPT. It wasn't amazement or excitement. It was fear. The same fear I see in
the eyes of many people for whom technology is not a natural extension of their
capabilities, but an alien world that advances at a pace they find impossible to follow.
And I wonder if we're really listening to that fear or just dismissing it as inevitable resistance to change.
Digital loneliness
There's a particular loneliness in feeling excluded from the conversation about the future. I see it in meetings where the enthusiasm for new AI tools leaves some participants silent, not because they have nothing to contribute, but because they feel their
experience no longer matters in this new world.
It moves me to think about how many valuable voices we are losing, how much human wisdom we are leaving aside in our rush to train ever more sophisticated algorithms.
Beyond "learn or perish"
"They should upgrade," I often hear people say. As if decades of experience could—or should—be discarded so easily. As if a person's worth were determined solely by their ability to adapt to the latest technology.
This vision strikes me as not only cruel but profoundly misguided. The transition to an AI-powered world cannot be a Darwinian filter determining who deserves to thrive.
The bridge we must build
I've found myself in a strange place lately: enjoying the benefits of AI while deeply caring about the world we're creating with it. I believe our responsibility isn't just to move forward, but to build bridges. It's not simply about empowering people with new tools, but about designing technology that respects and values the diversity of ways humans contribute to the world.
A personal wish
In my most honest moments, I recognize that my fascination with AI coexists with a deep desire: that when we look back a decade from now, we can say that we were as innovative in creating inclusion as we were in developing algorithms.
What keeps you awake at night when you think about AI? Have you ever felt
this ambivalence between emotion and concern?
I'd like to hear your most personal thoughts, not the right answers or the commonplaces. Because perhaps, if we share our doubts with the same honesty with which we share our successes, we can find a path together that truly leaves no one behind.
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This blog is complemented by the "You + AI" microlearning program I developed as part of my commitment to the ethical and humane use of technology.
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