To answer the title's question directly? Yes, I think so. Or at least that it is a legitimate hazard.
I think the analogy to hyper-palatable, calorific food works well:
Humans adapted for a world with too little food. Then once there was too much, obesity and overeating became a problem for the first time. Self discipline is the cost we have to pay for this kind of abundance.
We now have a general-purpose way to offload mental effort, and are discovering in real-time the negative consequences of that.
I use AI for coding, but I feel I've moved past the honey-moon period and am now learning how to use it in a way that is not a detriment. If I care about the work I'm doing I don't want the AI to do it for me, even if it could. Deciding what work I want/should be doing myself vs what can be delegated is a new skill I, and I believe we all need to learn.
I think the analogy to hyper-palatable, calorific food works well:
Humans adapted for a world with too little food. Then once there was too much, obesity and overeating became a problem for the first time. Self discipline is the cost we have to pay for this kind of abundance.
We now have a general-purpose way to offload mental effort, and are discovering in real-time the negative consequences of that.
I use AI for coding, but I feel I've moved past the honey-moon period and am now learning how to use it in a way that is not a detriment. If I care about the work I'm doing I don't want the AI to do it for me, even if it could. Deciding what work I want/should be doing myself vs what can be delegated is a new skill I, and I believe we all need to learn.