What Are We Losing When AI Does the Thinking for Us?: A Conversation with Dr. Sherry Turkle (Part Two)

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In Part Two of Clint’s conversation with Dr. Sherry Turkle, MIT professor and author of “Artificial Intimacy,” they discuss what happens when we begin outsourcing not just our work, but our thinking, relationships, and most meaningful human experiences to artificial intelligence. Sherry discusses the difference between empathy and compassion, why students who rely on AI to summarize books may be missing the most important part of reading, and how the pursuit of efficiency can come at the expense of developing essential skills. She also explains why boredom and solitude are critical to childhood development and why learning to be alone helps us build stronger relationships with others. The…