Arendt’s banality of evil could turn into an asepsis of evil, where ethically debatable human reactions are replaced by AI systems whose procedural operations are designed to be incapable of guilt, moral hesitation, or reflective interruption.
This is the story of every unwanted girl-child, of every daughter a burden to her parents; of every bride shipped off to her in-laws. This is the story of your sole purpose being to get married off…
This is where Sentimental Value resists easy judgment. Gustav’s project may be selfish. It is belated. It causes harm. And yet it may also be the only language he has for repair.
