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10 Reasons AI Makes Us Smarter
- Time Savings & Boosted Productivity:
- Thomson Reuters Future of Professionals Report 2024
https://www.thomsonreuters.com/content/dam/ewp-m/documents/thomsonreuters/en/pdf/reports/future-of-professionals-report-2024.pdf
- Thomson Reuters Future of Professionals Report 2024
- Instant Access to Knowledge & Personalized Learning:
- Cognition Today – Is AI making us smarter Or dumber?… Or artificially smarter? (AI symbiotic crisis)
https://cognitiontoday.com/is-ai-making-us-smarter-or-dumber-or-artificially-smarter/
- Cognition Today – Is AI making us smarter Or dumber?… Or artificially smarter? (AI symbiotic crisis)
- Enhanced Decision-Making & Improved Problem-Solving:
- Vox – Is AI really thinking and reasoning — or just pretending to?
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/400531/ai-reasoning-models-openai-deepseek
- Vox – Is AI really thinking and reasoning — or just pretending to?
- Enhanced Decision-Making:
By analyzing large datasets and spotting trends, AI supports better, more informed decision-making. - Boosted Productivity:
With mundane tasks offloaded, we can devote our energy to innovation and higher-level thinking. - Collaboration and Brainstorming Partner:
AI tools can serve as creative collaborators, suggesting ideas that spark our own innovative thinking. - Improved Problem-Solving:
AI’s ability to break down complex issues into digestible parts can help us see solutions we might have missed. - Bridging Knowledge Gaps:
When we’re not experts in a particular field, AI can fill in the gaps and provide expert-like insights. - Continuous Exposure to New Ideas:
The constant influx of AI-curated information keeps our minds engaged and encourages lifelong learning. - Augmentation, Not Replacement:
When used as a tool, AI augments our natural abilities—acting as an extension of our cognitive processes.
10 Reasons AI Makes Us Lazy/Dumber (ok, not quite 10)
- Over-Reliance on Automation & Memory Atrophy:
- IT Pro – Is AI making us lazy?
https://www.itpro.com/technology/artificial-intelligence-ai/359557/is-ai-making-us-lazy
- IT Pro – Is AI making us lazy?
- Superficial Learning & Passive Consumption:
- PubMed – Impact of artificial intelligence on human loss in decision making, laziness and safety in education
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37325188/
- PubMed – Impact of artificial intelligence on human loss in decision making, laziness and safety in education
- Reduced Critical Thinking & Loss of Skills:
- Wired – AI’s Big Gift to Society Is … Pithy Summaries?
https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-ai-summaries-make-us-dumber Interesting because the audio clip is an AI generated "reading" of the article.
- Wired – AI’s Big Gift to Society Is … Pithy Summaries?
- Dependency & Skill Degradation:
- Wikipedia – Is Google Making Us Stupid?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_Google_Making_Us_Stupid
- Wikipedia – Is Google Making Us Stupid?
- Shorter Attention Spans & Cognitive Offloading:
- The Times – Warning from AI is stark: we have two years to save learning
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/warning-from-ai-is-stark-we-have-two-years-to-save-learning-z9r7cj2f2
- The Times – Warning from AI is stark: we have two years to save learning
- Additional Perspectives on Creativity Loss:
- (Again, see Cognition Today for discussions on outsourcing creative processes)
https://cognitiontoday.com/is-ai-making-us-smarter-or-dumber-or-artificially-smarter/
- (Again, see Cognition Today for discussions on outsourcing creative processes)
- Further Discussion on Skill Atrophy:
- (Reiterated via the “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” article)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_Google_Making_Us_Stupid
- (Reiterated via the “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” article)
- Passive Consumption & Superficial Engagement:
- (Wired’s article on AI summaries also highlights how reliance on pithy content can erode depth)
https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-ai-summaries-make-us-dumber
- (Wired’s article on AI summaries also highlights how reliance on pithy content can erode depth)