William Pietri
Earlier this week I read a compelling first-person account of AI-induced skill decay but couldn't remember where. Mastodon was the first place I looked, so let me put it here: https://becausegoodheroesdeservekidneys.tumblr.com/post/810086608414146560/the-real-impact-of-ai-at-university-level-that
Because All Good Heroes Deserve Kidneys

The real impact of AI at university level that I've watched in real time is how so many students come onto courses now - including Masters level - who straight up don't know how to analyse/evaluate...

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Show threadJernej Simončič �12h ago
@williampietri I remember this article being linked a few days ago: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-algorithmic-mind/202603/adults-lose-skills-to-ai-children-never-build-them
Adults Lose Skills to AI. Children Never Build Them.

Discussions of cognitive offloading often miss a critical distinction: What AI does to a 45-year-old's brain is categorically different from what it does to a 14-year-old's.

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