AI is unlikely to make people like me, or most already established professionals, lazy. But it absolutely could affect younger people who are still learning and building fundamentals.

That raises a pretty serious question about regulating AI usage in education, and it’s surprising how little attention that discussion still gets.

This is where critical thinking needs to be a skill taught and learned. Too many people take information at face value. An AI that's 80/90% right is a great way to get duped - like the author at the end.

Exactly, just like using Google instead of going to the local library, using GPS instead of paper maps, or saving phone numbers as contacts in your phone instead of remembering them.

The more tech we invent and use, the dumber and lazier we get.

This is true and we should never go to the point where all we are doing is prompting. Thinking and analyzing is a core human function, and we should not dig ourselves to be dumb and stupid

Definitely making us lazier. Not sure on dump; Depends on how you use it. Don't blindly use the output, try to learn from it instead..

I agree. A month back, I was brainstorming ideas with AI a lot, and it took me a while to figure this out: I was essentially outsourcing my thinking. Honestly, I felt extremely dumb after the sessions and kept blaming myself for becoming dumb, but I stopped using AI, went back to my non-AI routine, and ideas started popping back up.

Soon companies will test newcomers to see if they can work without AI.