Generative AI & Data Engineer 👨💻 | Building Agentic Chatbots & Gen AI Apps for Automation 🤖 | Public Speaker🗣️ | Self-Improvement Practitioner🌱
I just had a thought while working with AI assistants and agents. These tools automate complex tasks: whether it’s building data pipelines or helping with diagnostics --> making life a lot easier. But here’s the thing: The more we rely on AI for thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making, the more we’re outsourcing our own cognitive abilities. It’s like how we’ve all become so dependent on GPS that many of us can't drive anywhere without it. When calculators first came out, we were told they’d make us lazy, but no one realized how much we’d rely on them. Now, we’re seeing the same thing with AI. Sure, it's improving efficiency, but is it weakening our brain’s muscle? This reminds me of a study about London cab drivers, whose brains are different from the average person because they’ve spent years memorizing streets and routes. Their hippocampus (the brain area for memory and navigation) is actually larger than people who don’t need that skill. This raises an important question: if we let AI handle all the thinking, how do we maintain our problem-solving skills?! Article on GPS and cognition: https://lnkd.in/ducKJGyd Study on London cab drivers: https://lnkd.in/dRvfXr4R. #ai #dataengineering #automation #aiassistants #cognitivehealth #machinelearning #artificialintelligence #problemsolving #technology
