I'd argue that a huge portion of the working population have for a long time exhibited an inability to think - probably in part due to the meaningless, widget churning work they're tasked with - I don't think that'll change, however being empowered to learn and try things beyond your individual grasp by leveraging AI as for example a coding parter can unlock whole new ways of thinking in domains they'd otherwise not have the time to investigate.

See also https://smcleod.net/2025/03/the-democratisation-paradox-what...

Watch out horses! The motorised carriage is going to do away with your ability to gallop!

> Another professor notes that AI papers are replete with “seemingly logical statements that are actually full of emptiness.”

In my country we were calling this "wooden language" back when were under a communist dictatorship behind the iron curtain.

Lots of words that are designed to avoid any responsability for anything.

Now we're automating this.