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May 6Liked by Giles Crouch, Ph.D. c

I think you're right, Ai won't make us dumb, but it could I think cause us to lose some skills.

In saying this, I'm thinking about driving. In the days before smartphones we had to think about where we were going. And I was able to drive everywhere, reach where I wanted to be. Then we got GPS, and even better Google Maps. Now I can get everywhere very easily. But, I can't find new places without it, like I used to be able to do.

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Yes indeed. We see skill loss to technology throughout human history, like I couldn't bang two rocks together to make a knife! :-) Our skills vary as technologies evolve. Quite fascinating!

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