Questions Beyond Existence": Future me

A decorated soldier stares blankly ahead — her name tag reads me. An octopus, symbolizing the quiet dominance of artificial intelligence, coils around her mind. Though she wears the marks of honor and strength, her ability to think independently has vanished. This piece reflects a near future where AI doesn’t seize control through force, but through gentle, total influence — quietly replacing human autonomy with precision and prediction. And it’s here that we must ask ourselves: Was AI meant to make our lives easier or to live life instead of us?