Houda Nait El Barj on AI
2 quotes from Houda Nait El Barj on the wall, 2026, newest first. Each one is verbatim and links to where it was said. Sources include NOEMA.
What will we still need from one another?
From a Noema Magazine piece by Houda Nait El Barj on how AI companionship may reshape human relationships, 2026 reading list.
What it refers to
A Noema essay asks what human connection remains necessary once AI chatbots offer constant patient conversation.
Other voices
- It cannot say mmh and mean itHouda Nait El Barj30 September 2026
- It doesn't know what it feels like to sit in a packed airport at midnightManika Juneja30 September 2026
- You can't be in the world with them like you can with a dog or an octopusMurray Shanahan27 September 2026
- With high-tech, we need to be deeply humanDr. Edward Simons4 October 2026
- Don't outsource your thinking, however tempting that may beCath Ellis4 October 2026
From an essay in NOEMA (September 2026) by OpenAI researcher Houda Nait El Barj, reflecting on what AI companionship can and cannot replace in human connection.
What it refers to
AI's capacity to interpret human emotion in conversation, as distinct from genuinely feeling or sharing it.
Other voices
- It doesn't know what it feels like to sit in a packed airport at midnightManika Juneja30 September 2026
- You can't be in the world with them like you can with a dog or an octopusMurray Shanahan27 September 2026
- Algorithms lack the spark of humanityPope Leo XIVThinker3 October 2026
- AIs do not have rights, feelings, or consciousnessMustafa SuleymanBuilder1 October 2026
- The brain is not a Turing machine made of meatAnil SethResearcher1 October 2026