It’s of course true that one can use AI to be a lazy thinker, but that does not mean that everyone (on every occasion) who uses AI is thinking lazily.
I agree, though, that it is a risk, and risks should be managed. We are, as a species, predisposed to fast/lazy thinking. Recognizing and compensating for our own weaknesses is important.
(edit: that reads like AI when I am drunk… apologies…)
The greek philosophers are largely wrong for reasons that can be explained and given.
Speaking requires mental work.
Writing requires mental work.
Reading (such that you can speak) requires mental work.
AI use requires nothing.
This fourth one is not like the other three. “Democratizing knowledge” has nothing to do with it.
It’s of course true that one can use AI to be a lazy thinker, but that does not mean that everyone (on every occasion) who uses AI is thinking lazily.
I agree, though, that it is a risk, and risks should be managed. We are, as a species, predisposed to fast/lazy thinking. Recognizing and compensating for our own weaknesses is important.
(edit: that reads like AI when I am drunk… apologies…)