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The secret to using AI without getting dumber
Vox argues that people can use AI tools without eroding their own thinking skills if they treat the technology as a sparring partner rather than an answer machine. The piece taps into a growing debate about cognitive offloading: researchers and commentators warn that outsourcing reasoning to chatbots can weaken critical thinking, memory and problem-solving, while advocates say AI can sharpen judgment when users stay actively engaged with the output instead of accepting it passively.
Why now: Concerns are mounting that heavy reliance on AI chatbots is weakening people's independent thinking skills.
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