Dear MEL Topic Readers,
'Think outside the bots': How to stop AI from turning your brain to
mush
How often do you handwrite something or do calculations in your head?
Typewriters and calculators made humans’ primary skills inessential more than
half a century ago. When search engines appeared, we stopped turning the pages
of books to look for information. Then with GPS and a map app on smartphones, we
get the directions in the blink of an eye without consulting a map. All these
technologies are so convenient that we use and rely on them without hesitation.
Now, if we ask something, AI will do the mental labor. In other words, we can
outsource cognitive tasks to AI without realizing how reliant we are becoming
on the technology and lose the chance to exercise our brains. Studies suggest that
those who rely heavily on AI tools might impair their memory, attention span, creativity,
and critical thinking. Just like our muscles need to be developed and used, our
brains also need to be regularly exercised to stay in shape. Indeed, AI seems
to act as a double-edged sword.
Read the article and learn what AI could do to our brain power.
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