As the emerging prolific use of artificial intelligence, or AI, continues to gain a foothold among the nation’s college students, some argue they should use caution, as too much reliance on the technology could damage their ability to think critically and reason.
“The brain is like a muscle. Using AI enables it to atrophy from disuse,” Dr. Timothy Cordes, an addiction and technology expert, told The College Fix in a recent interview.
“If you use AI consistently, then, when you need to actually think, it’s like getting off the couch after a year of eating Ding-dongs and trying to go for a run,” he said. “In that case, it would be easier to just fall back on the crutch of AI.”
Students are busy and so will often jump for the easier path sometimes without considering the consequences. Cordes said that may not be prudent: “Thomas Edison said in all seriousness, ‘There is no expedient to which a man will not resort to avoid the labor of thinking’…and he never even dreamed of AI.”
While AI is a real temptation for students, as it is easily accessible and simple to use, a March 2 piece by Professor Andrew Moran and Dr. Ben Wilkinson urged caution. […]
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