Imagine all the world's recorded innovations, past and present, harvested by the tech giants, such as Google, Meta and OpenAI, and made accessible to the users of GenAI through prompting. This may not be that far-fetched as these companies not only use web crawlers to pull texts and images from the internet but also buy old archives and rare books from publishers and antiquarian booksellers. GenAI output, then is artificial creation ("content") by a machine ("productivity tool") and trained on massive data sets ("material"). But what impact does easy access to AI algorithm solutions have on developing human problem-solving skills? While GenAI stands for real technological progress, overly dependence on GenAI might reduce users' cognitive effort to think independently and critically in finding ethical and sustainable solutions for the many complex problems facing humanity. However, the impact of rapid technological progress, such as AI is often accompanied by human stress and worries, as witnessed throughout the modern period, from the industrial revolution onward. This suggests adaptation and human oversight are keys to managing tech anxiety.
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