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Is AI Making Us Smart or Super Lazy?

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Every technology that has reduced effort changed cognition . It made us, as humans, rely on them. It might be a simple sentence, but it carries a heavy truth. When calculators became common, we stopped doing longer calculations in our heads.  Ever wondered why?  It's because of the speed and accuracy . You typed an equation. You got an answer. Instantly. The result is that we gradually stopped mental arithmetic.  Now, AI is also doing the same. But it might be digging deeper into something, which is outsourcing thinking itself . So, the danger is not dependence (because we have to keep up with the tech). It is an unexpected dependence.   The Historical Pattern of Panic Every intellectual leap has triggered fear. We have been witnessing this for years, with a solid history to rely upon. The list is way longer. I have picked some of the main examples: Johannes Gutenberg , a German inventor, came up with the idea of the printing press. Scholars were worried that pe...
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Is AI Exciting, Scary, or Both?

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Who would have ever thought that a tech could replace 8-10 hours of work with a few minutes , unless it's a sci-fi movie ?  Today, this imagination has become a reality. Technology, especially AI , and its subfield, Generative AI , is replacing hours of mundane work via automation .  This fascinating AI capability has captured the attention of businesses worldwide. I am a firm believer that with time, things must change, but the AI-led revolution is reshaping every quarter.  While this speed and efficiency feel revolutionary, they also raise uncomfortable questions. If AI can replace hours of work today, what would it replace tomorrow? And more importantly, who?  Is this the most exciting breakthrough of our time, or the beginning of something we may not fully understand? Why AI is Exciting? You must have seen Iron Man and his conversation with J.A.R.V.I.S. I know you may want to figure out how the intelligent system responds to the command and provides informati...
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