What will you do?

So, all these geniuses telling us how they were able to make this or that in such a short time using AI? 

It reminds me of a story i read in a book long time ago. It was in Africa. The author was going.. I think.. to Addis Ababa. He saw an old man walking on the side of the road. He was in a car. 

"Where are you going?" 

"To Addis ababa" 

"How long will it take you?"

"Five days." 

The author thought about it for a while. He was going to reach that city much sooner. 

"Why don't you come with me? We will get there much faster!" 

"How will that help?" 

"You will save five days!"

"What will I do with the saved five days?" 

- It is the last question, that we are not pausing to ask. 

And, imho, we should. 

If the purpose of life is to live, then how does saving time on one activity help the process of living? Living, by definition, IS the act of doing things.. not saving time doing this thing so you can jump to the next thing, and then the next. 

* IRL, i do work with AI - extensively. That is why this observation.