AI being used to completely off load thinking is a total misuse of the technology.
But at the same time that this technology can seemingly be misused and cause really psychological harm is kind of a new thing it feels like. Right? Like there are reports of AI Psychosis, don't know how real it is, but if it's real I don't know any other tool that's really produced that kind of side effect.
We can talk a lot about how a tool should be used and how best to use it correctly - and those discussions can be valuable. But we also need to step back and consider how the tool is actually being used, and the real effects we observe.
At a certain point you might need to ask what the toolmakers can do differently, rather than only blaming the users.
But at the same time that this technology can seemingly be misused and cause really psychological harm is kind of a new thing it feels like. Right? Like there are reports of AI Psychosis, don't know how real it is, but if it's real I don't know any other tool that's really produced that kind of side effect.