Not using a new, effective tool because you think you'll lose the ability to do it the old way is retarded.
I'm all for preserving traditional skills.
As a matter of recreation, I will occasionally fell a tree with an axe and wedge. But when I need to cut down a tree now and fit it into my schedule, I'm going to use a chainsaw.
I will often force myself to do a little mental math to keep me sharp, but when I'm designing something for work with a lot of math, I'm pulling out the calculator.
I'm all for paddling a canoe down a river to get more in touch with nature, but when I need to get somewhere on the water, I'm taking a motor boat.
The list goes on and AI is no different. It's just the newest piece of tech. It's best to learn to use it and integrate it in your life where it helps increase productivity, but without losing sight of what it's doing for you and how to do those things on your own.
Sure, your traditional skills may weaken a bit in the process, but the higher level skills will improve as you're able to be more productive and practice those other skills. Just as my ability to quickly multiply double digit numbers may have diminished, but not disappeared, since having a calculator at my desk, but my abilities to do things useful with those multiplied numbers has grown.
You need to retain the skills "just in case," but they don't need to be fully honed if you have a tool that does them for you. It's a waste to hone a skill that is made obsolete by a tool, lest you're doing it recreationally. Preserve the skill, yes, but hone the skill, no.
Not using a new, effective tool because you think you'll lose the ability to do it the old way is retarded.
I'm all for preserving traditional skills.
As a matter of recreation, I will occasionally fell a tree with an axe and wedge. But when I need to cut down a tree now and fit it into my schedule, I'm going to use a chainsaw.
I will often force myself to do a little mental math to keep me sharp, but when I'm designing something for work with a lot of math, I'm pulling out the calculator.
I'm all for paddling a canoe down a river to get more in touch with nature, but when I need to get somewhere on the water, I'm taking a motor boat.
The list goes on and AI is no different. It's just the newest piece of tech. It's best to learn to use it and integrate it in your life where it helps increase productivity, but without losing sight of what it's doing for you and how to do those things on your own.
Sure, your traditional skills may weaken a bit in the process, but the higher level skills will improve as you're able to be more productive and practice those other skills. Just as my ability to quickly multiply double digit numbers may have diminished, but not disappeared, since having a calculator at my desk, but my abilities to do things useful with those multiplied numbers has grown.
You need to retain the skills "just in case," but they don't need to be fully honed if you have a tool that does them for you. It's a waste to hone a skill that is made obsolete by a tool, lest you're doing it recreationally. Preserve the skill, yes, but hone the skill, no.