Choosing to Stay Human
- Source
- oneusefulthing.org
- Author
- Ethan Mollick
- Date
It gives a research-backed framework for using AI on writing and learning tasks in ways that build instead of eroding it, with specific prompting patterns like activating tutor modes rather than accepting the frictionless default.
- agent skill — A reusable instruction file that teaches an agent how to do one job well — the procedure, the tools, and what counts as done.
“By short-circuiting effort, you short-circuit learning.”
“Consultants using AI on this task were significantly less likely to get the right answer than consultants without it.”
“Students who were given a personalized sequence of problems by an AI tutor scored 0.15 standard deviations higher on a final exam taken without AI help.”
“The point isn't to avoid AI but to be intentional about it by making a conscious choice about AI use, rather than reflexive dependence or reflexive avoidance.”
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