Should We Let AI Think for Us?

Key points

Using ChatGPT to "brainstorm" for us might be the most damaging use of AI.

Brainstorming is the process that generates new ideas, insights, and works of ar.

We need to distinguish between good uses of AI and not good uses

How ChatGPT visualizes itself Source: Public Domain (wikimedia commons)

One could argue there's in fact everything wrong with letting ChatGPT "think" for us. The aquiescence of humanness is contributing to the dumbing down of humanity and the willful erosion of critical thinking and creativity .

People everywhere---including young people who are dedicating four years of their lives to learning how to think (i.e., college students)---are increasingly using large language models (LLMs like ChatGPT) to think, write, and do everything for them.

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