Thanks for this powerful piece, Alfredo — it hits a growing issue's core 💥 🥊
We’re releasing increasingly powerful technologies into the world without equipping people with the critical thinking skills or frameworks needed to use them wisely. The excitement is high, but the understanding is shallow. AI tools encourage a culture of instant answers, bypassing the messy but essential thinking process for ourselves.
This isn’t just about hallucinations — it’s about how we’re shaping human cognition. If we keep outsourcing our judgment, we risk weakening the very mental muscles that make us capable of deeper understanding.
Tools like NotebookLM are a step in the right direction — letting users work with their own sources helps reintroduce context and agency into the process.
We don’t just need more conversation — we need embedded, practical frameworks within the tools themselves to nudge users toward reflection, not just efficiency. Fast tools shouldn’t mean shallow thinking.
Let’s build tech that supports thinking, not replaces it.
Thanks for this powerful piece, Alfredo — it hits a growing issue's core 💥 🥊
We’re releasing increasingly powerful technologies into the world without equipping people with the critical thinking skills or frameworks needed to use them wisely. The excitement is high, but the understanding is shallow. AI tools encourage a culture of instant answers, bypassing the messy but essential thinking process for ourselves.
This isn’t just about hallucinations — it’s about how we’re shaping human cognition. If we keep outsourcing our judgment, we risk weakening the very mental muscles that make us capable of deeper understanding.
Tools like NotebookLM are a step in the right direction — letting users work with their own sources helps reintroduce context and agency into the process.
We don’t just need more conversation — we need embedded, practical frameworks within the tools themselves to nudge users toward reflection, not just efficiency. Fast tools shouldn’t mean shallow thinking.
Let’s build tech that supports thinking, not replaces it.