"But it’s a familiar thought that new technologies lead to de-skilling, the erosion of capacities people used to cultivate." (opens in new tab)

"Socrates wasn’t wrong to worry that the widespread adoption of writing would take a toll on our powers of memory and attention...."Writes the NYT Ethicist in "[O]ne risk in downloading deliberation to a machine is that your life will, in a certain sense, cease to be yours, because it won’t be your reasoning and judgment that guide it.... [And] your partner is degrading his relationships with real people.... It’s understandable that you’re feeling crowded out.... [H]e’s brought a third party ...