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I read this article in the Wall street journal about how AI cannibalises human intelligence and it stuck with me.

The author ran an experiment comparing humans, AI, and human+AI teams. Most people using AI didn’t outperform it. They either copied its answers or used it to confirm what they already thought.

When the researcher combined the human team and the AI team so they could work together, it completely changed the dynamic. The humans argued with the AI, they asked for counterpoints, and treated it like a second brain. They were the only ones who actually improved.

Ultimately, it seems like as answers get easier to access, we stop thinking laterally, pushing back, and exploring problems properly. That sort of trend shows up in how we learn and how we make decisions.

From that, we can gather that AI doesn’t change how smart you are. Instead, it exposes how you think, and if you push against it, you can get sharper.

Does that make sense?