Does AI make us smarter or not? It depends on how we use it
Information AgeFrom: Science News Explores · rewritten for kids by Osmo
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AI tools can write essays, plan meals and draft emails. Some people worry this will make us lazy. Trent Cash, a scientist at the University of Waterloo in Canada, says the truth is in the middle. When AI simply does a job for us, we probably lose that skill. But when we stay involved and learn from AI's feedback and examples, it can make our skills stronger.
Big word
resilient: Able to bounce back and stay strong when things change.
Quiz time: circle the right answer
1. When can AI help our skills grow?AWhen it does all the workBWhen we learn from its feedbackCNever
2. When does AI most likely weaken our skills?AWhen it simply does the work for usBWhen we learn from its examplesCWhen we read books
3. Where does Trent Cash work?AUniversity of Waterloo in CanadaBA rocket companyCA zoo
Your turn
Think of one thing you want to get better at. Write how a computer helper could help you learn it, without doing it for you.
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