It occurs to me that the reason people love to use "AI" is because they don't want to/don't know how to deal with mental friction. It's work to sort out what you believe when faced with conflicting information. So much simpler if the universe just gives you the solution, right? Why spend a moment of your life wrestling with cognitive dissonance when the spicy autocorrect generator can tell you what to think. But isn't the friction the point? Isn't sorting through opposing points of view & data the way we form our understanding of the world & ourselves? Isn't considering how odd shaped thoughts might fit together how creativity happens? There is a saying I learned as a PT student studying anatomy: form follows function. Bones and muscles that are used are remodeled to be better at that purpose. Cease using them & atrophy is the result. Our minds also follow this rule. Remove all need to actively think and lose the ability to think. I won't use "AI"-- at all. Not for simple web searches, not to research or write my novels. Because how you form the question & how you analyze the answer in light of everything else you believe is the point. Another analogy: you can't stop or change direction if you're driving on a road with no friction. You'll just eventually crash. #noAI