Gradual disempowerment: as AI agents take over decisions, human skills quietly erode
Nfrattali · reddit · 2026-10-21
A Reddit user highlights a CBS News piece on the 'gradual disempowerment' AI doom scenario and asks for reactions. The core argument: the more work is outsourced to AI agents, the more humanity depends on AI for complex decisions; as people stop practicing the skills agents perform, those skills deteriorate and oversight becomes impossible. The poster shares this fear, worrying everyone will 'get dumber' and lose independent thinking — a narrative gaining traction in AI-society debates.
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