Conn McQuinn

Jul 4

First, if we don't have sufficient in-brain skill and knowledge, we won't know what to ask the AI to do or how to interpret the products it creates. Second, if we turn over our thinking to AI, we are doing ourselves harm. I don't mean that in the metaphorical sense. Our brains are like muscles, and the harder they are used, the... See more

Memorizing facts is becoming less important than knowing how to ask the right questions and evaluate AI-generated responses. Yet this same technology that can accelerate learning also risks creating dependency if we don’t learn to leverage it strategically.

Knowledge workers who have confidence in AI have a tendency to accept its output without thinking about it. Over time, these workers might lose the capacity to think critically about low-risk, routine AI uses through lack of practice. This notion might be summarized in the not-so-poetic line “use it or lose it.” It appears to be the reason... See more