[clearcarbon]

"Yup. I know some retired construction guys like me that make a killing as a handyman. A lot of people don’t know what to do if a light bulb burns out."

As the machines get smarter, the people get dumber and they let the machines do their thinking for them.

[RoosterRedux]

As the machines get smarter, the people get dumber and they let the machines do their thinking for them.

That’s like saying a businessman got dumber because he hired a secretary to type his letters, or an accountant got dumber for using a calculator. Tools don’t replace thinking—they free people to think about bigger problems. The same is true with AI: used wisely, it makes you more capable and smarter, not less.