Will AI Make You Dumber? It’s Up to You—Here’s How

I recently spoke to a group of university educators worried about students constantly using AI in their educational activities. They feared that students—a future generation of industry workers—will become overly dependent on AI. The main question was: Should we try to intervene? (See Owoc et al., 2019 for a discussion.)

While the question is complex, I will suggest one way to look at it, which I hope reflects a more balanced view on the implications of our everyday…