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Published by One Useful Thing (Ethan Mollick) (T1 source). The original is at https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/against-brain-damage.

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Argues against the claim that AI use causes cognitive 'brain damage,' making the case that AI can help rather than hurt human thinking. Explores the trade-offs of AI assistance on cognitive effort and skill development.

Mollick's rebuttal to AI-brain-damage fears is worth a read because he lays out specific mechanisms by which AI use changes thinking, rather than relying on general alarmism.

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