Damasio facing AI, between vertigo and craftsmanship

Alain Damasio tests Anthropic’s Claude AI for his next novel, facing an unprecedented narcissistic wound as generative models approach his creative craftsmanship.

Guest on the FranceTV show "AI: Have we lost control?", Alain Damasio acknowledges the current power of generative models. According to him, these machines simulate empathy, emotions, and thought, without their own intention, but produce a powerful meaning for us. He himself tests Claude to feed the cosmogony of his next novel and admits to an unprecedented unease: a "fourth narcissistic wound." AI is reaching a level close to his creative craftsmanship. The choice remains: ego crisis or a new tool to refine writing.