MIT Sloan's Eric So: AI boosts productivity but can quietly erode team capability
Olivier__OG · x · 2026-10-25
MIT Sloan professor Eric So warns that polished AI output can hide whether someone actually understands the reasoning behind it, and consistently outsourcing thinking can weaken judgment and problem-solving. His advice: not using less AI, but being deliberate about which thinking skills you refuse to outsource — and asking your team this week which skill they still need to practice themselves.
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