Popularly known as AI, artificial intelligence plays a crucial role in our daily lives. Did you know that the foundation of AI is human intelligence? Yes, humans created AI in the first place. Artificial intelligence is an interdisciplinary science that involves mathematics, psychology, linguistics, computer science, and neuroscience. The goal of AI is to create machines that behave like human beings – they automate tasks that humans would normally do.

I'm done with artificial intelligence. I will settle for human intelligence. Our access to human intelligence -- let's call it HI -- is increasingly limited in our online environment. Humans have become a rare species, accessed only after hours wasted waiting on the phone. Recently, I applied online for the Power Smart rebate on my new, energy-efficient heat pump that purrs away on the wall in my Saturna Island home.