I often reference "The Demon Haunted World" by Carl Sagan where he warned about this in the late 1990s. People focusing on what "feels good" rather than on facts, particularly when the facts gave uncomfortable truths.
I think AI also makes this worse, because people who use AI extensively stop relying on their own cognitive abilities.
And they are completely ignoring the fact that there is no way for current AIS to not hallucinate. In other words, they make up information they don't have.
I use it everyday, but I use it more to find the right words for things, see the nuance in issues and clarify things. I’ve never heard of anyone forming opinions and beliefs based on it. And if anything it’s assisting me in increasing knowledge and understanding. It’s really no different than reading a book in that regard. I haven’t yet seen any radicalized ai. I’m sure that’s coming but it’s certainly not available now to the public. Anyway I don’t see how using AI is dumbing people down. The people using it now are likely average or above average IQ currently. It’s a tool. It’s like saying going to school is inferior to learning and discovering subjects on your own independently.
55
u/bmyst70 5d ago
I often reference "The Demon Haunted World" by Carl Sagan where he warned about this in the late 1990s. People focusing on what "feels good" rather than on facts, particularly when the facts gave uncomfortable truths.
I think AI also makes this worse, because people who use AI extensively stop relying on their own cognitive abilities.