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The “Learned Helplessness” of AI

The “Learned Helplessness” of AI

Whenever you request ChatGPT to handle complex reasoning, strategise, or engage in innovative tasks, what you’re essentially doing is **delegating friction**. This process of encountering obstacles is essential for skill development. By relying on technology to provide answers instantly, we condition our minds to believe that the solution will always be readily available. This behaviour doesn’t just enhance productivity; it fosters a state of **functional reliance**. Without access to a Language Model like ChatGPT, we might feel as lost as toddlers. Reflecting on this, one might consider discussing the concept of accelerated learning with AI in another post. While calculators have made us reliant on them for arithmetic, GPS has weakened our map-reading skills, and autocorrect has affected our spelling abilities. Nevertheless, humans are adept at handling challenges – the friction simply shifts to a different context.