(Wall Street Journal) – Backers of the new tech say it will free us to be creative, but studies show that avoiding mental effort can cause your brain to atrophy.

After years of building up my ability to articulate nuanced ideas in French, AI had made this work optional. I felt my brain get a little rusty. I was surprised to find myself grasping for the right words to ask a friend for a favor over text. But life is busy. Why not choose the easy path?

AI developers have promised their tools will liberate humans from the drudgery of repetitive brain labor. It will unshackle our minds to think big. It will give us space to be more creative.

But what if freeing our minds actually ends up making them lazy and weak? (Read More)