The movie “Idiotocracy” predicted this, and to some degree it makes sense. The combination of technology & prosperity allows us to tolerate, and even coddle, a lot more dysfunctional behavior than we used to. Over a long enough time period, this can cause average IQ to decrease. If AI can think for you, then humans no longer have to think as much.
It’s not just IQ. Young people look fundamentally different today from when I was younger. There are still good looking young people, but far fewer of them. It is almost like there has been some kind of genetic collapse.
***If AI can think for you, then humans no longer have to think as much.***
I knew a man who was brilliant at math and algebra. He could figure things in his head almost instantly.
Then he got a company calculator.
After about ten years using a calculator he was no longer “sharp” in his math skills.
But for an old dummy like me, a hand held calculator was a Godsend.