Socrates Warned Us About AI

cs1996 wrote: post #3

yes, "conveniences gained equals skills lost." Like how many people eat food from restaurants for every meal and have lost the skill of cooking.

That’s well said. That’s precisely the problem we’re facing, but this time it’s not cooking skills, but thinking skills.

Re: Socrates Warned Us About AI

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Post by cs1996 » Wed, May 20, 2026, 1:58 PM UTC

redaantar wrote: post #4

cs1996 wrote: post #3

yes, "conveniences gained equals skills lost." Like how many people eat food from restaurants for every meal and have lost the skill of cooking.

That’s well said. That’s precisely the problem we’re facing, but this time it’s not cooking skills, but thinking skills.

yeah picture humans 50 years from now and the idea of just "unplug the ai" when it gets out of control will be insane to them. It would be like cutting off your own arms, like completely crazy to even think about.