Anyone else concerned for some disabled people that are using genAI as an aid? (read post)
I have ME/CFS so I've seen it in groups a lot, people using it to put their thoughts into text when they struggle with brainfog and have little energy. While I generally oppose generative AI for ethical reasons, I can understand that when they're struggling it can become a good aid. But with the recent studies that show frequent genAI use atrophies the brain, and with how easy it is to outsource all your thinking to it to the point abled people fall into the trap, I genuinely worry it might do actual damage.
When everything feels exhausting, having the genAI do all the thinking for you is easy, so you let it do more and more, and you no longer use your brain as much. When you don't use your brain as much, thinking becomes more exhausting and difficult, it's like a skill you have to practice or else you get worse at it. Which would make it seem like their brainfog is getting worse, when really they just aren't engaging their brain enough anymore and making it harder for themselves. I think this could lead to them being in a far worse condition after relying on genAI than what they started out with, and I'm genuinely worried about it because ME/CFS is already a difficult condition to live with.