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THE REVIEW — LITERARY QUARTERLY

ISSN 3029–2026

The inquiry

Questions without
easy answers.

Each question is presented as a debate: the strongest case on both sides, followed by the tension that remains.

Q.01

Human value

What should remain human?

Not everything that can be automated should be. But on what grounds do we draw the line?

Q.02

Agency

Should AI make decisions for us?

Delegation can reduce bias and burden. It can also hide responsibility behind a system.

Q.03

Power

Who gets to shape the future?

AI is presented as inevitable, yet every system contains choices about whose future counts.

Q.04

Truth

What counts as real?

Generated things can create authentic emotions. Does their artificial origin diminish what they mean?

Q.05

Intimacy

Can a machine know us?

If a system predicts us accurately and responds sensitively, is that knowledge—or only a convincing map?