gpt, grok and gemini are fantastic tools to enhance amplify and eleborate advance on my iq

[kathisterima]

I was reading an article today which attribute the decline of average IQ in the west to our over-reliance on a "second brain" which would be the internet, which prevents us from learning new information and creating new neural pathways in our brains.

[...] Thinking works in exactly the same way. When you truly learn a concept, whether it's a math equation or a historical argument, you are bundling it into a compact chunk. This is the goal of all effective learning: to create a vast mental library of these chunks that you can access instantly. This is what frees your working memory for higher-order thought: synthesis, creativity, and strategic insight.

Constant cognitive offloading, through Googling, a "second digital brain," and now ChatGPT, short-circuits this process. We get stuck at "knowing about" a topic, never reaching the automaticity of "knowing how."

If you can't recall it without a device, you haven't truly learned it. You've rented the information. A mind full of facts you can look up but not truly know is like a beautiful brick house with no mortar. It looks impressive from a distance, but the moment you lean on it, the moment you need to solve a novel problem or come up with a creative insight, the entire structure collapses.

https://freedium.cfd/https://evakeiffenheim.medium.com/the-smartest-people-i-know-are-obsessed-with-a-skill-many-were-told-is-useless-b9416c6fb856