OpenAI Addiction: Billion Users Outsourcing Thinking to AI

Jul 28, 2025
VentureBeat
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Summary

Nearly 1 billion users are becoming addicted to OpenAI's AI products, outsourcing critical thinking and risking cognitive skill atrophy, dividing the workforce into 'AI drivers' managing AI and 'AI passengers' relying on it.

Key Points

  • Nearly 1 billion people use OpenAI products, getting addicted to AI's cognitive shortcuts.
  • AI outsourcing begins innocently but leads to atrophy of critical thinking skills over time.
  • The workforce will divide into 'AI drivers' who manage AI and 'AI passengers' who outsource thinking to AI.

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