AI Takes Over Thinking: Habits, Dependence, and Optimistic Expectations
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An author wrote on Hacker News that more and more people are handing all their thinking over to AI, from writing speeches and grading papers to writing code; he himself belongs to the same category when using LLMs to assist with software engineering. He observed that people unconsciously pick up Claude-style speaking habits, and worries that as AI becomes widespread, groupthink will intensify and human brains will degrade when AI goes down. Despite these concerns, the author remains overall optimistic, believing that AI will raise everyone's level.
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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.
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