Every time you use an AI tool to perform a task, you are letting it replace the mental effort you would use to accomplish the task, including the potential skill gain from this effort.
For example, many people use Waze to drive. With time, many report being highly dependent on it, incapable of independently geolocating and ‘routing’ themselves. Many might consider this trade-off worth it.
However, letting AI consistently and continuously replace your human effort, often unknowingly, will often be a form of unconscious self-sabotage in the medium- and long-term.
AI companies know that, and they have been actively encouraging it, as people will need to buy more AI services to support them in basic tasks.
Most people haven't realized that, but over time, they will become less confident, under-skilled, and more manipulable when they are overly dependent on AI. Don't fall for this trap.
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