To think or to destroy? That is the question!

The emergence of AI has unveiled a new epoch in human history: for the first time ever, humans have created a tool capable of thinking for itself—AI.

In the face of AI's trillions of calculations per second, the intellectual superiority that humans, as the crown of creation, once prided themselves on has been utterly crushed.

Many rejoice at this, for humanity has invented a great, labor-saving "thinking" tool.

This tool is so powerful that it can replace human thought.

Descartes said, "I think, therefore I am."

Before celebrating, humanity faces a life-or-death question: Does an AI capable of self-reflection also possess free will?

To answer this, we must delve into a deeper philosophical question: Is thought necessarily bound to free will?

If the answer is no, then humanity will rely on AI to enter an era of unprecedented liberation from mental labor.

If humans can never create a machine that "only thinks but lacks all human emotions and desires," then AI will not only replace human thought but ultimately supplant the human soul.