Cowen: AI's Real Opportunity—Free Your Mind From Drudgery, Not Into It

As AI tools proliferate in workplaces and daily life, how we choose to spend the time they save—whether on deeper thinking or passive consumption—will shape both individual capability and economic competitiveness.
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