Does Using AI to Read Tech Docs Make You Smarter?
JeremyNguyenPhD · x · 2026-07-14
The author poses a hypothesis:
- If someone uses AI to finally understand technical materials they struggled with around 2022, even using AI to generate "scaffolding" for comprehension...
- Does that mean they've actually become smarter, or have they simply outsourced their understanding to a tool?
The core question isn't about "comprehension ability," but rather how we define true human capability boundaries, knowledge absorption, and cognitive enhancement when AI is deeply involved in the learning process.
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