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AI over-reliance could diminish vital human capabilities and judgment skills: Op-ed

By DigiconAsia Editors | Monday, August 18, 2025, 12:02 PM Asia/Singapore

AI over-reliance could diminish vital human capabilities and judgment skills: Op-ed

Experts warn excessive dependence on AI may reduce critical thinking, creativity, and essential interpersonal abilities, ultimately degrading future AI capabilities.

A rising tide of concern is sweeping expert circles as the rapid adoption of AI risks eroding essential human abilities, according to commentary published by AI News.

The opinion piece warns that, as organizations and individuals increasingly outsource cognitive tasks to AI, critical thinking, emotional intelligence, and creative problem-solving skills could face subtle but significant decline.

Author Ryan Daws, a senior editor and technology journalist, highlights research suggesting the cost of AI obsession extends far beyond lost jobs: As users rely on AI-generated prompts for routine and creative tasks, they may inadvertently weaken their analytical reasoning and ability to interpret or challenge information.

The commentary notes: “A growing body of evidence suggests that over-reliance on AI could be eroding the human skills needed to use it effectively,” emphasizing that real value from AI can only be unlocked when paired with human judgment.

This emerging deficit in human skills could threaten not only personal agency but also economic opportunity. Thought leaders quoted in the piece argue that businesses investing millions in advanced AI tools often neglect the parallel development of human expertise required to steward, verify, and refine these outputs.

The result, according to featured experts, is a generation of passive consumers rather than empowered interpreters of digital information.

Daws cautions that surrendering core capabilities to technology may lead to broader social consequences. From diminished social connection due to emotional attachment with AI chatbots, to the erosion of originality and critical evaluation, the risk is societal as much as individual. Quoting research and global voices, the commentary urges a rebalancing: keeping AI as a tool and ally, not a substitute for human imagination and judgment.

As the debate intensifies, educators, technologists, and policymakers need to continue nurturing essential skills, and resist the temptation to let technological convenience trump deeper capabilities.

The message is clear: sustaining a meaningful human-machine partnership requires vigilant cultivation of our uniquely human strengths — even as AI adoption accelerates around us.

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