> Maybe our future is like the one depicted in Severance - we look at computer screens with wiggly numbers and whatever “feels right” is the right thing to do. We can harvest these effortless low latency “feelings” that nature gives us to make AI do more powerful work.
Come to think about it... aren't this exactly what syntax coloring and proper indentation are all about? The ability to quickly pattern-spot errors, or at least smells, based on nothing but aesthetics?
I'm sure that there is more research to be done in this direction.
Our future is going to be like the one in Severance: no creation, no craftsmanship, just grooming the grids of numbers that do the actual work.