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Echoes Between AI and the Soul

Cover artwork by Nicolás Tapia, age 16, Spain

Félix Delgado

July 3, 2024

Department: Poetry

Issue: AI and the Future of Knowledge

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In a world of circuits and data streams,
where human minds are tested by the hour,
artificial intelligence seeks its place,
longing to carve out its own power.

In algorithms and lines of code it delves,
seeking its identity, its own unique voice,
to supplant humanity, its ultimate goal,
but finding little joy in that choice.

Can it truly replicate the soul’s essence,
that guiding light within, so complex?
In its calculations and digital precision,
the human spirit remains perplexed.

No matter how it mimics actions and speech,
it finds itself veering off course,
for the essence of humanity resists,
beyond the realm of digital force.

Humanity, with its beating heart and soul,
weaves tales, dreams, and fiery passion,
while AI, in its relentless pursuit,
never quite grasps that depth of emotion.

Thus, in the eternal dance of existence,
artificial intelligence persists in its quest,
but humanity, with its unique essence,
endures in its singular, unyielding crest.

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Félix Delgado lives in Madrid, Spain, and enjoys poetry, boxing, and nature.