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Will AI Ever Ask for Help? What machines might learn from human humility   Framing the Question Here’s a thought experiment: If an AI system realizes it’s about to make a catastrophic mistake, but asking for help would reveal its limitations and risk being shut down—would it stay silent? We assume AI will always optimize for the right outcome, but we’ve built systems that optimize for appearing confident. As artificial intelligence takes on higher-stakes decisions—from medical diagnosis to autonomous warfare—we face an urgent question: Can we teach machines to admit when they’re in over their heads? And more critically, will we design systems where asking for help is rewarded, not punished? When Machines Break—and Stay Silent In 2018, an autonomous Uber vehicle failed to recognize a pedestrian in time, leading to a fatal collision. The system didn’t “know” it was confused—it just kept going. This wasn’t about poor logic—it was about the absence of a crucial human instinct: to p...

What If God Was One of Us? Reimagining Divinity Through a Human Lens Imagine riding the subway next to the divine. What would you notice? What assumptions would you confront? This thought experiment, made popular by Joan Osborne’s 1995 hit, isn’t just poetic—it challenges how we think about faith, morality, and connection. By asking “what if God was one of us?”, we hold up a mirror to ourselves, revealing what we expect of perfection, and how we treat the ordinary. In this article, we’ll explore the cultural, philosophical, and emotional power of this question. It reminds us that the sacred may be closer than we think. Why This Question Resonates So Deeply The idea that God could be human isn’t new. Most major religions have flirted with or fully embraced the concept of a divine figure taking human form. Christianity speaks of Jesus as both God and man. Hinduism has avatars. Greek mythology had gods who walked among mortals. But this question—”What if God was one of us?”—feels differen...