Link: Thinking Well in the Age of AI
AI makes it a lot easier for us to offload thinking. However, this can cause us to lose our thinking and reasoning skills, effectively causing our brain to atrophy.
With this in mind, it is important for us to take time to intentionally think. We can do this using the following scaffolding.
- Step 1: What do I already think? Write about your current opinions and thoughts. It is important that this step does not use AI.
- Step 2: What might I be missing? Gently introduce doubt. This can expand your perspective and help you to discover new perspectives. At this point, you can ask AI it’s thoughts. Note that you don’t start the process with AI, you meet it at your position.
- Step 3: What do I think now? This does not have to be a perfect conclusion, just a well-thought-out one. This gives us something to stand behind.