'Waymo Effect' Sparks Debate as AI Reduces Human Collaboration

A Research Agenda article proposes the 'Waymo effect,' arguing that AI removes human friction and pushes people toward solitude, making academic research less collaborative. Developer Peter Steinberger echoes the idea, likening AI agents to 'planes for the mind'—powerful but hard to control.

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