A psychologist warns that artificial intelligence can amplify negative character traits. Does this mean you can't trust chatbots and neural networks? Or does this only apply to some specific use cases? Should we even be afraid of AI in everyday life?
The psychologist means that if you're, say, prone to procrastination, then a neural network that quickly gives you ready-made answers can amplify that - you'll stop pushing yourself. Or if you have anxiety, then endless scrolling through information can feed it.
But that doesn't mean you can't trust chatbots at all - you just need to understand how exactly you're using them and not rely on them completely to solve all your problems. In everyday life, it's enough to simply be aware of this and try to strike a balance: use AI to help you, not to avoid your own effort.
The question is a good one, but the psychologist is partly describing a problem with the tool itself rather than with AI. The thing is, any tool amplifies what you're looking for in it. If you're lazy - yeah, a neural network can make you even lazier because it removes friction. But if you use it as a helper to develop your skills, the result will be different.
The key here is **conscious self-limitation**. Try setting yourself some rules: for example, don't ask the chatbot for a ready-made solution, ask for help understanding it instead. Or use a neural network only after you've thought through the problem yourself. It works - plenty of people who are aware of this issue just make an agreement with themselves about their boundaries. It's also useful to ask yourself sometimes "am I actually outsourcing work or am I developing myself?" when you hit generate.
As for the fear in everyday life - I agree with what was said before: the danger isn't in the AI itself, but in how you use it. You could spend five hours watching YouTube videos and you wouldn't blame the algorithm - that's on you. Same deal with neural networks. No need to be afraid, but you should think about how you're using them.
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