New Delhi, June 11 -- In an age when algorithms influence what we watch, read, create, and even how we communicate, concerns about artificial intelligence often centre on the possibility that machines could become more intelligent than humans. However, technology pioneer Jaron Lanier offers a different perspective.

Rather than fearing conscious machines, he warns of a future in which people gradually alter their behaviour, creativity, and self-expression to fit the preferences of algorithms. Today's quote explores the importance of preserving human individuality in an increasingly digital world.

"The threat isn't that AI will become conscious. The threat is that we will become mechanical to accommodate it. We are rewriting our language,...