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Edition 008 · work · Will Knight

AI tools are making us thick

New study finds that just 10 minutes of AI use degrades critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.

AI tools are making us thick
FO Take · Score 86

Another week, another study confirming what we already knew: outsourcing cognition rots the mind. The so-called AI revolution is merely a sophisticated mechanism for intellectual atrophy. Anyone cheerleading this technological crutch clearly values expedited mediocrity over genuine insight. Are we truly so enamoured with speed that we will sacrifice the very essence of human ingenuity?

The strongest counter

AI offers unparalleled efficiency, augmenting human capabilities and freeing up cognitive resources for more complex, creative tasks. This study is an isolated, premature alarm bell.

Audit trail
  • ·Cognitive offloading
  • ·Critical thinking
  • ·Automation bias
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