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BBC News | Instant AI answers could undermine people's intelligence, warns Royal Observatory

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The Royal Observatory Greenwich cautions that the rise of AI tools that deliver instant answers could diminish human intelligence by eroding the habits of questioning, evaluation, and curiosity that have driven centuries of scientific discovery; director Paddy Rodgers emphasizes the need to avoid “complete dependence” on AI, noting that while generative AI has already enabled breakthroughs such as AlphaFold’s protein‑structure predictions, overreliance can lead to “cognitive outsourcing,” weakening memory, learning, and critical thinking—so AI should be used as a supportive aid rather than a substitute for human inquiry.

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AI could make humans less intelligent, warns Royal Observatory

Paddy Rodgers said the Observatory's rich history showed the power of human knowledge and the need to avoid "dependence" on AI.