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AI and human skill

Practised abilities decaying because a machine now does them: writing, thinking, reading anything long.

What people on korrents have said about AI and human skill, newest first — 10 positions from 7 people.

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Who Everyone PGPaul Graham 3 SYScott H. Young 2 AOAddy Osmani 1 CMCharity Majors 1 DHDavid Heinemeier Hansson 1 DSDerek Sivers 1 FCFrank Chimero 1
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  1. PG

    Paul Graham quoted

    Our readingIn ten years few people will be able to write, or want to read, anything longer than a page or two — and the few who still can will be powerful.

    Their wordsThere may not be many people left in 10 years who can write, or want to read, things longer than a page or two. But there will be at least a few of us, and we'll be a powerful club.

    ↗@paulg on Xx.com

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  2. 2 days earlier
  3. AO

    Addy Osmani quoted

    Our readingHeavy AI use erodes understanding first and judgement second: cognitive debt turns into cognitive surrender, where the model's answer simply becomes your answer.

    Their wordsthe first is cognitive debt. So the more that you use AI, it's it's sort of the erosion of your ability to have good memory and have good understanding of the problems that you're working on. And the natural follow-up to that is cognitive surrender, which is where you, you know, you blindly give in to whatever the AI says as your answer.

    ↗From Chrome DevTools to AI Engineering, with Addy Osmaniyoutube.com 10th of 22 in this recording

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  4. 7 days earlier
  5. CM

    Charity Majors quoted

    Our readingAI can be a shortcut around thinking or a way of thinking more rigorously, and for your core job function only the second one is wanted.

    Their wordsYou can use AI as a shortcut to help you not have to think too much. And you can use AI to help you think more deeply and more rigorously. And both of those use cases have their place. But when it comes to your core job function, we primarily want the second one, right?

    ↗Stop being skeptical about AI for development with Charity Majorsyoutube.com 15th of 26 in this recording

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  6. 5 months earlier
  7. DS

    Derek Sivers quoted

    Our readingSolving a problem yourself, without searching or prompting, is a form of exercise -- the help makes you weaker.

    Their wordsMy brain feels stronger because I work through the problem instead of prompting it away.

    ↗Offline 23 hours a daysive.rs 2nd of 3 in this piece

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  8. 3 months earlier
  9. SY

    Scott H. Young quoted

    Our readingSolving a problem yourself, without searching or prompting, is a form of exercise -- the help makes you weaker.

    Their wordsLearning requires an investment of effort, and AI will make us stupider if that effort is avoided.

    ↗Will AI Make Us Stupid?scotthyoung.com 5th of 6 in this piece

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  11. SY

    Scott H. Young quoted

    Our readingIntelligence is becoming a choice rather than a byproduct of daily work: there will still be smart people, but only those who choose to be.

    Their wordsThus my personal prediction is that in domains that are already largely under the powers of modern AI, such as languages, programming or chess, we’re going to see a divergence in human abilities.

    ↗Will AI Make Us Stupid?scotthyoung.com 6th of 6 in this piece

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  12. 4 weeks earlier
  13. FC

    Frank Chimero quoted

    Our readingAI should be treated as an instrument to play rather than a tool to use, because there is no purpose to better machines if they do not also produce better humans.

    Their wordsYou use a tool, but you play an instrument. It’s a more expansive way of doing, and the doing of it all is important, because that’s where you develop the instincts for excellence. There is no purpose to better machines if they do not also produce better humans.

    ↗Beyond the Machinefrankchimero.com

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  14. 3 months earlier
  15. DH

    David Heinemeier Hansson quoted

    Our readingThe prediction that 90% of code will be AI-written by the end of 2025 deserves skepticism, though manual programming may yet become a horse: ridden for love, not transport.

    Their wordsThe Anthropic CEO seems to think that 90% of all code by the end of the year is gonna be written by AI. I am more than a little bit skeptical about that, but I'm open-minded about the prospect that programming potentially will turn into a horse when done manually.

    ↗DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Ruby on Rails, Productivity & Parenting | Lex Fridman Podcast #474youtube.com 11th of 36 in this recording

    AnthropicAI writing

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  16. 9 months earlier
  17. PG

    Paul Graham quoted

    Our readingWithin a couple of decades there will not be many people who can write, because AI has removed the pressure to learn.

    Their wordsI'm usually reluctant to make predictions about technology, but I feel fairly confident about this one: in a couple decades there won't be many people who can write.

    ↗Writes and Write-Notspaulgraham.com 1st of 5 in this piece

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  19. PG

    Paul Graham quoted

    Our readingIntelligence is becoming a choice rather than a byproduct of daily work: there will still be smart people, but only those who choose to be.

    Their wordsThere will still be smart people, but only those who choose to be.

    ↗Writes and Write-Notspaulgraham.com 5th of 5 in this piece

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