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AI will make our children stupid

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65 points binning | 1 comments | 20 Dec 25 19:24 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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niceguy1827 ◴[20 Dec 25 19:53 UTC] No.46339002[source]▶
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/

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1. hn_throwaway_99 ◴[20 Dec 25 20:31 UTC] No.46339372[source]▶
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".