What Happens When AI Replaces Everyone's Thinking?

The author observes a small but growing group of people fully delegating their thinking to AI, and notes his own hypocrisy in rejecting AI-written emails while letting AI write all his code and commit messages. He describes people picking up "Claudeisms" from hours of daily use, speculates that encoded AI values will seep into politicians' speeches and votes, and worries about atrophied thinking if AI goes down. He concludes he is optimistic that AI replacing thought will, on the whole, raise all boats.