Bob Schwartz

We are experiencing mass obsession. Both Trump and AI have found their way/forced their way into seemingly every moment of lives in America and the world.

One major distinction is that while Trump is the same old Trump, devolving as he becomes omnipresent, AI is evolving exponentially.

Another distinction is that while Trump will not be with us forever, despite his attempts at legacy, AI will be with us forever in some form at some level of capability.

Which obsession is better for us?

For those of us able to resist, as much as our real lives make it possible, the less Trump the better.

On the other hand, our interest in AI, regularly approaching obsession, can be good for us if we approach it knowingly, intelligently and conscientiously. Knowledge and intelligence about developing matters always seems to lag and for some sometimes never catches up.

Think of learning about evolving AI and applying it beneficially as an alternative to learning about Trump, about whom there is nothing more to learn, no matter how obsessed we are.

© 2026 Bob Schwartz