Choosing to Stay Human★ 74
One Useful Thing (Mollick)·7d ago·Commentary
Ethan Mollick warns that frictionless AI use can produce hollow writing, weaken learning, and encourage cognitive surrender. He contrasts poor uses of ChatGPT that shortcut effort with tutor-like AI systems that improve learning by pushing students to think. The core argument is not to reject AI, but to intentionally decide which tasks to offload and which human capabilities to preserve.
