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Learn new things because it satisfies your curiosity and hones your intellect.

Concerning AI, how would you know the output is correct if you have no domain knowledge? Even without domain knowledge, how would you think critically about the AI's output if you haven't honed your critical thinking skills?

There are many cases where AI output is nominally correct under casual examination. This makes sense, because it is designed to generate the most probable output. There's a George Carlin quote that applies here.

When crowdsourcing knowledge, we can reasonably expect that the most probable result will be mediocre. Even if we qualify for domain experts as training input, the output will be mediocre among the domain experts. From there we can also ask about how the expertise is qualified or if political or toxic feedback mechanisms like institutional group-think play a role.

Without honing your mind, you'd be unable to best utilize AI as means to achieve your goal. Problem solving as a skill starts with being able to identify and describe the problem coherently. This is a prerequisite to choosing a goal or attempting to develop a solution. Even if AI is an amazing tool, it will only be as valuable as the ends you apply it towards.