[falconertc]

If technology has truly removed a need to think in a certain capacity, then surely it has just expanded our skills enough that we don't need to be so personally skilled in that capacity. We still teach kids basic math, although I do nearly every daily arithmetic with a calculator these days. The dream of technology is that we will be able to let go of skills that we used to see as essential. That's success, not failure.

[blairbeckwith]

I think I agree that AI will be a net benefit, but in world where it is difficult to have a meaningful conversation with a human because that human is so used to talking to a chatbot or someone doesn't have the skills to research a problem they're facing because they've always had a chatbot to ask ... I would argue that something of value has been lost.

[falconertc]

Being unable to have a meaningful conversation sounds like general technological skepticism to me. I don't see any reason to think talking to chatbots will erode our conversation skills, anymore than the internet or TV or books has in the past. People interact in the real world much in the same way they did 100 years ago. As for having the skills to research a problem, is chatGPT much different than the adoption of search engines? Many adults probably couldn't find information in a library very easily these days, but if they have no need for this skill anyway, I don't see that as a loss.

[gls2ro]

I dont think your analogy is true internet or TV. You dont talk with the TV so when watching you use other set of skills. The same with internet.

But with multi channel multi modal AI you can have conversations. If you do that a lot you might get it that you dont gaveto be polite, or say sorry or even admit your own mistakes. The current AI does not care about those. But people (the current ones) do care.

Not saying this change is bad or good, but I also dont think there will be no change in how we interact with each other.