Self improvement part=1

In Self-Improvement, Coeckelbergh states that while the technology is still in its infancy, "we struggle to make sense of it and incorporate it in our culture, which is already changing thanks to AI."

Though it's common to speculate on the speed and form of change, the author is more interested in comprehending the current political and personal ramifications. In Self-Improvement, he focuses on how digital technologies have influenced how people perceive their identities and the potential for change. These practices—which Michel Foucault called "technologies of self"—began to emerge in antiquity as people sought to monitor, regulate, develop, and/or liberate their interior lives, whether as part of a religious movement or otherwise.