Metropolitan Tikhon Warns AI Use May Create 'Intellectual Idiots'

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) without a critical approach can lead to human intellectual degradation.

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Metropolitan Tikhon warned that using AI without critical thinking can lead to intellectual degeneration.
He stated that people who master AI but lack critical thinking may rapidly deteriorate intellectually.
The warning was made during the Tenth SberUniversity Conference on Learning and Development.
Journalists relying on AI for idea generation and text drafting were cited as an example of problematic use.
The concern about AI-induced intellectual decline was echoed by Mikhail Shvydkoy, a special representative of the Russian President on international cultural cooperation.

Metropolitan Tikhon used the term 'intellectual idiots' to describe people who misuse AI without critical thinking. — tg_varlamov_news
Mikhail Shvydko emphasized that the main threat of AI is the degradation of human consciousness and stressed the need to protect oneself from this risk by preserving culture. — vedomosti
A study by the Financial University indicated that AI use in higher education risks reducing student independence and weakening critical thinking. — vedomosti