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InsidiousWombat • yesterday at 9:58 AM • 0 replies • view on HN

It very much looks similar to how once cars stopped needing maintenance the average owner mechanical skill cratered, and once the driving aids/"self"-driving was added, actual driving skill cratered too

> I have to say honestly, that AI looks like an apocalypse for human thinking [ Im glad Tao is warning people, I just dont think many people will listen ]

It's also coming after the social media attention span crisis, and AI fits into that very well, giving a burst of dopamine for being able to "do" stuff you never taught yourself (and being ignorant enough about the topic to not even be able to spot any mistakes)