Ex-theoretical physicist: 'AI makes kids shallow' echoes the 1986 calculator panic
krishnan · x · 2026-09-14
Responding to claims that letting kids use AI will make them shallow, krishnan recalls his grandfather insisting a calculator would ruin his math — he went on to study theoretical physics. He argues the 'AI makes kids shallow' talking points are recycled moral panic and urges people to drop the legacy narrative.
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