For a long time, humans have made tools to make hard things easier. A hammer doesn't make you worse at building, but is AI different? AI helps your brain, not your hands. This raises a question: what happens to the skills we outsource? Is AI brain rot real?
A study showed that 52 junior software engineers were split into two groups. One group used AI for coding and the other didn't. The AI group finished their tasks a little faster, but not by much. However, when they took a quiz, the AI group did much worse.
The study found that the AI group was especially bad at debugging. This means that if you rely too much on AI, you might lose the ability to fix problems. To stay smart, use AI to help with things you already know, and don't just rely on it to fix things.
