I know this is a shitpost but I would like to share two examples that shocked me about how bad AI use is.

One, at a young scholars conference everyone was glued to their computers. When panelists gave their talks then got asked questions I watched them all put the questions into AI before answering. What even is the point of talking if you cannot answer about your own research! AI definitely cannot answer for me, it’s insane.

Two, as I was leaving Japan this week I watched a woman in front of me ask gemini how Japanese people can afford to live and why they shop so much, lol. I just thought, you can literally ask any person you have a brief connection with. But rather than learn something in Japan you ask AI? As her husband comes over she then tells him all about what AI said. They seemed to be about 30.

TLDR: I read over peoples’ shoulders 20-30 years ago olds use AI in very disturbing ways, choosing to regurgitate rather than learn.