‘Don’t ask what AI can do for us, ask what it is doing to us’: are ChatGPT and co harming human intelligence?

AI is reshaping daily life with benefits like efficiency and quick information access but poses risks of over-reliance, reduced creativity, and trust erosion from disinformation. Schools may become redundant if AI drives away critical thinking and unique traits. Balancing AI's potential requires maintaining cognitive diversity and caution in its integration to ensure human strengths aren't compromised.