Sleepydude speaks: AI is killing the Cabal
(sleepydude.substack.com)
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Calculator != AI
Comparing the invention of the calculator to that of AI, and rationalizing that the calculator didnt make people stupid therefore AI also won't, is asinine. They are so insanely different.
Calculators are objective - basic arithmetic. Cpu's excel at these types of computations.
AI is subjective - theres no concrete algorithm to conclusively "decide" anything. An AI one day could think 10+10 is 20, then the next day it might think 10+10 is 30. Theres no rhyme or reasoning to it.
Studies are coming out showing those that use AI too frequently and grow to depend on it become stupider and less qualified at their job. It gets to a point where you cant make decisions without it.
AI bros aren't known for thinking about that. Mabye AI dumbing down got to them.
Perhaps people come to rely on it. Just like they rely on a calculator. But I dont think that makes them stupid. I think it makes them multitudes smarter.
Of course you can misuse a calculator and misuse AI. If you really don’t know what you are doing, neither a calculator nor AI is going to be able to fix that. But AI might get you a little bit closer. Or could lead you down a retard rabbit hole.
Ive seen it in my coworkers - once they integrate AI too heavily into their workflow, they cant go without it anymore. These are developers who were perfectly qualified 5 years ago. If you took AI away now, they somehow wouldn't be qualified anymore
https://tech.co/news/another-study-ai-making-us-dumb
Yea I guess I could see that. But the question then becomes are they better with ai than they were without it