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Re:Socrates Warned Us About AI by cs1996 on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @11:23AM (#48194552)
yes, "conveniences gained equals skills lost." Like how many people eat food from restaurants for every meal and have lost the skill of cooking.
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Re:Socrates Warned Us About AI by redaantar on Wednesday May 20, 2026 @04:42AM (#48204802)
That’s well said. That’s precisely the problem we’re facing, but this time it’s not cooking skills, but thinking skills.
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Re:Socrates Warned Us About AI by cs1996 on Wednesday May 20, 2026 @09:58AM (#48207919)
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.
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