
AI Is Like a Pet Dog
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From a macroscopic perspective, AI is intended to solve global problems. But honestly? It will only do the job if we get the right people to drive it forward.
There is nothing new under the sun.
We've seen technology evolve since ages—newspapers, fax, social media, digital payments. It's all the same operating in different forms, serving the same use cases in human history. The speed of evolution is the only variable. When it comes to AI, that speed is too fast.
Why does it matter?
There's a saying: when the well is far from your house, you put in effort and know the value of water. When the well is built inside the house, you use it excessively. That's how people are.
I think about this when I watch people with dogs. I don't own one. But I observe. The responsibility of grooming, training, feeding—it's always the owner's. If the dog acts wild and untamed, nobody curses the dog. The neighborhood looks for the owner first.
That framing simplifies how I see technology now.
Water can do good and bad. Dogs can do good and bad. AI is no different. We can't skip or overlook this. We need to be accountable, responsible, and limit our dependency.
The tool isn't the problem.
We need to reset our minds.
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ai
humans
Date
Feb 4, 2026
Author
Joshua Poddoku
AI Is Like a Pet Dog
Post
From a macroscopic perspective, AI is intended to solve global problems. But honestly? It will only do the job if we get the right people to drive it forward.
There is nothing new under the sun.
We've seen technology evolve since ages—newspapers, fax, social media, digital payments. It's all the same operating in different forms, serving the same use cases in human history. The speed of evolution is the only variable. When it comes to AI, that speed is too fast.
Why does it matter?
There's a saying: when the well is far from your house, you put in effort and know the value of water. When the well is built inside the house, you use it excessively. That's how people are.
I think about this when I watch people with dogs. I don't own one. But I observe. The responsibility of grooming, training, feeding—it's always the owner's. If the dog acts wild and untamed, nobody curses the dog. The neighborhood looks for the owner first.
That framing simplifies how I see technology now.
Water can do good and bad. Dogs can do good and bad. AI is no different. We can't skip or overlook this. We need to be accountable, responsible, and limit our dependency.
The tool isn't the problem.
We need to reset our minds.
Categories
ai
humans
Date
Feb 4, 2026
Author
Joshua Poddoku
AI Is Like a Pet Dog
Post
From a macroscopic perspective, AI is intended to solve global problems. But honestly? It will only do the job if we get the right people to drive it forward.
There is nothing new under the sun.
We've seen technology evolve since ages—newspapers, fax, social media, digital payments. It's all the same operating in different forms, serving the same use cases in human history. The speed of evolution is the only variable. When it comes to AI, that speed is too fast.
Why does it matter?
There's a saying: when the well is far from your house, you put in effort and know the value of water. When the well is built inside the house, you use it excessively. That's how people are.
I think about this when I watch people with dogs. I don't own one. But I observe. The responsibility of grooming, training, feeding—it's always the owner's. If the dog acts wild and untamed, nobody curses the dog. The neighborhood looks for the owner first.
That framing simplifies how I see technology now.
Water can do good and bad. Dogs can do good and bad. AI is no different. We can't skip or overlook this. We need to be accountable, responsible, and limit our dependency.
The tool isn't the problem.
We need to reset our minds.
Categories
ai
humans
Date
Feb 4, 2026
Author
Joshua Poddoku
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