[niceguy1827]

Aren't people already stupid enough? The fact that the author wrote this article without verifying if the existing trend of children's IQ shows some level of stupidity.

And please excuse my language. I probably watch George Carlin videos a bit too much.

> For example, a 2018 analysis by researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Oregon found that average IQ scores in the U.S. began declining slightly after 1995, particularly in younger generations. This reversal mirrors findings in several European countries, including Norway, Denmark, and the UK.

https://nchstats.com/average-iq-by-state-in-us/

[hn_throwaway_99]

The human body is famously a "use it or lose it" system. For example, the US (and most of the developed world) has had a large reduction in grip strength since just 40 years ago as Americans get ever more sedentary. I think most people of a certain age can relate to how they've gotten a lot worse at remembering and following directions now that "the Google lady" just tells you right where to turn.

The same thing is happening/will happen with AI. If you don't go through the hard brain work of thinking things up for yourself, especially writing, your writing skills will deteriorate. We'll see that in a giant scale as more and more kids lean on ChatGPT to "check their homework".

[ares623]

“Bad thing X is already happening. If that’s not being solved then making X exponentially worse is therefore okay.”

What is 20 PRs per day worth.

Engineers will literally burn the world if it means looking good for their employers.

[bgwalter]

The authors' (there are two) position is that yes, people are already stupid enough, but it will get much worse:

"We may soon look back on this era of TikTok, Love Island and Zack Polanski as an age of dignity and restraint."

[Earw0rm]

Couple of upper-class schoolteachers dissing the Green Party for "stupid".

Move along, nothing to see here.

[cons0le]

Isn't AI too new to study it's effects on the kids?

[FpUser]

>"I probably watch George Carlin videos a bit too much."

My favorite. Love the guy. Too bad he is dead.