Opinion: people who rely on AI risk losing critical thinking and learning skills

A blogger argues that the common assertion 'people who don't use AI will be left behind' is backwards — those who depend on AI may actually fall behind by losing the ability to think, write, search reliably, and distinguish fact from fiction.

The author expresses concern that relying on AI tools like ChatGPT could cause people to stop learning and stop aiming to develop skills that AI cannot replicate.

The piece frames learning itself as 'a beautiful thing' and suggests people should choose to develop capabilities beyond what AI can do rather than delegate tasks to it.