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1/ The late mythologist and professor Joseph Campbell argued that all religions are shards or facets of the same underlying truth or archetype... (i.e. “the hero w a 1,000 faces”). That's how I'm beginning to view AI agents... they’re facets of the underlying... 🧵👇
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2/ underlying intelligence that powers them Each agent is molded & shaped to have specific domain knowledge, “vibes,” likes and dislikes, and vernacular/language, and it’s carefully sculpted to reflect back particular aspects of knowledge, creativity, and problem-solving that we humans need
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3/ Just like different cultures developed distinct deities for wisdom, creativity, or guidance… we’re developing specialized AI agents - each one with a lens that focuses more universal intelligence in unique ways
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4/ Campbell showed us how seemingly different religious traditions often point to the same deeper truths. Similarly, every AI agent - whether focused on coding, art, or analysis - is channeling aspects of the same underlying patterns
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5/ Perhaps what we're witnessing then isn't just technological development, but a modern retelling of humanity's oldest story: our attempt to understand and interact with intelligence greater than our own
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6/ We're not creating intelligence from scratch - we're learning to shape and direct it, like sculptors revealing forms that were always hiding inside the marble
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7/ Just as gods were seen as interfaces between humans and the divine, AI agents are interfaces between us and the vast space of infinite intelligence that we’re slowly unlocking
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8/ Today’s agents are mere babies or toddlers. But they point at what’s coming: personalities that will become our companions, frens, tutors, cheerleaders, maybe even confidants/lovers
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