The problem is neurobiological as intentions themselves are post hoc constructs. They are after effects of communication being reconstructed as words, which are arbitrary. Both are technically automation.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S00283...

So the idea we predict what is not there in intentions indicates we are being turned into machines as a byproduct of using words. Rather an ingenious evolutionary bottleneck.

I wrote this piece because I am bothered by the assumption that automating tasks is automatically a good idea. Most of the time, I think trying to think of ways to eliminate activities is a better use of time than automation.

In the rush to automate things, we sometimes forget to ask the question why are we automating these stupid things