[johnisgood]

Why not? Similarly to how "Google" and "Wikipedia" will make people more dumb? Or how the video killed the radio star? I think the cultural or intellectual decline does not have to do much with Google (in terms of search) nor Wikipedia. Heck, some people do not even know how to search properly.

[zadler]

A little sugar is fine. Alot of it kills you.

[johnisgood]

Yes, the dose makes the poison, water can kill you too, in excess, so could oxygen.

Using LLMs "responsibly" is OK, I do it all the time. I am productive and I still learn a lot.

LLMs are not a substitute for thinking as many people would like to believe / pretend.