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New Study About AI Completely Misled Me
A closer read left me shook
When Microsoft came out with a study that, at first glance, appears to warn consumers against using AI, I felt beyond vindicated.
Here was hard proof I could point to that AI isn’t here to make us better and more productive; it wants us to be dumb. On the surface, seemed to say that the more we rely on automation, the less we’ll use our daily, rote mental skills. That means when bigger, more complex problems pop up, we won’t have the skills to solve them.
Makes sense, right?
I know a lot of writers who use AI to write up their social media posts, take care of their emails, and inspire new articles. I’ve tried to do the same, but the process always left my stomach in a twist. Posting something that wasn’t really me always felt wrong, and I inevitably ended up throwing out whatever ChatGPT recommended.
This study’s findings seemed to back up that sick feeling; as much as I hate writing social media posts, it’s important that I do it or else my mental faculties will atrophy.
But academic documents are tough to read and this one sucked me in with the false promise of dismissing AI when, in fact, it does nothing of the sort. Let’s get into it.
