AI assistants are increasingly associated with the risk of skill atrophy. As they take over parts of our work, we may gradually lose the ability to perform those tasks ourselves.
Yet, I feel that acquiring new skills has never been easier. AI assistants can act as dedicated tutors, adapting to our knowledge, answering questions, and helping us explore unfamiliar subjects at our own pace.
There is an interesting paradox here: the same technology that risks eroding our skills can also accelerate our ability to acquire new ones. The difference may lie in how we engage with it: whether we delegate our thinking or use AI to challenge and develop our understanding.
Of course, learning requires more than convincing explanations. But in domains where knowledge can be independently verified, I see AI-assisted learning as one of the most exciting opportunities these technologies offer.