Why AI’s Siren Song Is So Hard To Resist, by J. Peder Zane

By J. Peder Zane, American Greatness, July 14, 2025

J. Peder Zane is a RealClearInvestigations editor and columnist. He previously worked as a book review editor and book columnist for the News & Observer (Raleigh), where his writing won several national honors. Zane has also worked at the New York Times and taught writing at Duke University and Saint Augustine’s University.

As AI grows more lifelike, we’re not just using machines—we’re bonding with them, choosing frictionless intimacy over the messy, meaningful demands of human connection.