The pace of AI makes this feel personal. It is entering areas I associate with human intellect, and its speed makes me question how I should learn, work, and decide what is worth spending years on.
When does using AI deepen my understanding, and when does it merely let me move ahead? I want to know when to ask for help, when to struggle with a problem myself, and how to check an answer I could not yet have produced independently. Finishing faster and learning more are not always the same goal.
I also worry about plausible-looking content that says little, hides errors, or gives the impression of understanding. How do I recognise that outside subjects I know well? When I use AI to make something, how do I decide whether it reflects my own judgment and is useful enough to share?
I have thought about this several times without reaching a certain answer. I usually end up concluding that we will have to adapt and find the best way to coexist with AI. I want to continue following my curiosity and building foundational depth, while using AI as an extension of my intelligence.
I still do not know how to do that well, or what AI will become in the future. That uncertainty is why I keep returning to the question.