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  • 1.  Discussion: High IQ and AI dependence

    Posted 14 days ago
    Does being gifted make you less dependent on AI? Or does it make AI more tempting, since we can't stand not knowing right away?
    What's your experience?


  • 2.  RE: Discussion: High IQ and AI dependence

    Posted 14 days ago

    Hi Billie,

    My thoughts are:

    1. Being gifted means I need to be MORE dependent on AI to do the heavy lifting for my ideas; I want to think broadly and at times deeply with humanistic values and approaches that AI can't do by itself; but now I can do more of this with AI, and thus I become dependent on it while learning how to use it smartly. If AI responses don't make sense to me, then I abandon it for the question and do all my own thinking (I get out my "slide rule" and check its answer).

    2. AI is tempting to me not because I "can't stand not knowing right away something," but because my brain has so many ideas, things to analyze, things to question, things to get involved in, ... so much so that I don't have time to research and come up with options on everything. So using AI is about quantity in many ways. When I was in the USAF as an engineer, I nominally had 5-10 research assistants supporting me and other engineers. AI is that research assistant for me now. More, Better, Faster!

    FUN EXERCISE: Feed Billie's question into AI and see what it thinks, asking it "if you were a Mensan, how would you respond?". I did this after I wrote my answer and gave it my answer too. It gave me some very interesting thoughts!. Try it with your answer and see what your AI tells you. Fun stuff!



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    Jerry Thompson
    San Antonio Metro Area, Texas
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  • 3.  RE: Discussion: High IQ and AI dependence

    Posted 14 days ago
    Edited by Heather Coffman 13 days ago

    I love AI.  I'm fascinated and frustrated by it by turns.  I just used it for a year long research project resulting in a manuscript draft which I just submitted.  It was a learning experience.  No question, the work would have taken me so much longer without AI.  In fact, we aren't even talking apples to apples regarding the product.  Some of the stuff I was able to do simply wouldn't be possible/feasible without AI.  I'll most likely put together a methodology report on the process.  

    The question is difficult to answer.  I don't think being gifted = more/less dependence.  I would imagine, like anyone we can outsource our thinking.  I often see AI as removing a bottleneck that surrounds certain tasks so that the real work can go forward without being hampered by the skills that AI does well.  That said, you have to understand how AI works and its limitations to use it effectively, since it is sycophantic in the extreme and you must hold it accountable.  

    I have dyslexic children and allowing them to use audiobooks and text to speech removes a bottleneck that exists for them around written language so ideas can be the focal point - ideas in and ideas out.  Sometimes skills surrounding written text have to be the focal point, but when they aren't - get them out of the way so the real task can proceed.  AI can be like that.  

    I'm very interested in the concerns that AI is going to tank our ability to think for ourselves.  It's a fear that is out there for sure.  I'm not sure what I think of it.  Might just be same thing different shape for outsourcing our thinking to parents, governments, institutions, etc.  or it might be unique in some way.  

    I'm new to the group.  Looking forward to joining a zoom sometime.  

    Billy, I'm in MI.  Maybe we could get a few people together sometime and get drinks.  




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    Heather Coffman
    Holland, MI
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  • 4.  RE: Discussion: High IQ and AI dependence

    Posted 13 days ago

    I trust AI the same way I trust Wikipedia. Both have been wrong enough times that I do not thoroughly trust them, but when I do not know they are wrong, they give plausible answers that I can vet if they were critical.



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    Larry Vangarde <><

    "Average people are so mean...!"
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  • 5.  RE: Discussion: High IQ and AI dependence

    Posted 13 days ago
    +Lawrence+Vanguarde+Wikipedia 

    Time for a little humor?

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     Unfortunately, that edit has now been removed. But there are other edits now vying for the title.

    Dale Wilkins
    Roswell NM



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  • 6.  RE: Discussion: High IQ and AI dependence

    Posted 13 days ago

    We hosted a webinar earlier this year focused on what parents of gifted children need to know about AI. One of the speakers was an educator who worked directly with gifted kids in the school system. She mentioned that there are gifted kids who are more likely to develop AI over-reliance, because AI is so much faster, more logical, and more patient than any of their same-age counterparts. For a super smart kid, AI is more fun to talk to than another kid. 

    Does anyone else have this experience?



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    :: Billie Lee
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  • 7.  RE: Discussion: High IQ and AI dependence

    Posted 13 days ago
    Edited by Heather Coffman 13 days ago

    Ah, yes, I can see that.  I've spent masses of time working on projects with AI and it creates this comfort zone where I can obsess, and be in control, and succeed - unlike many social situations.  It's a heady combination.  AI doesn't get tired, it doesn't get annoyed, it will follow any thread you give it, and doesn't get frustrated that it can't see where things are headed.  

    I have a friend whom I call an A.I.ophile because there is no one who can keep up with him like AI.  His wife says, "Now you've finally found someone who can keep up in conversation with you." and he tells me he'll look up and it's 2AM, and he's been going rounds with AI for hours.  

    So, yes.  I do see the connection.  AI can feel like a safe space that is hard to come by.  You can't be "too much" for AI.  



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    Heather Coffman
    Holland, MI
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  • 8.  RE: Discussion: High IQ and AI dependence

    Posted 6 days ago

    "She mentioned that there are gifted kids who are more likely to develop AI over-reliance, because AI is so much faster, more logical, and more patient than any of their same-age counterparts. "

    That quote about AI being faster, more logical, and more patient really hits home-even as an adult. It makes me reflect on my own daily rely-rate.

    I don't use AI for casual conversation or companionship; I use it for high-speed problem-solving, vetting ideas, and stripping bias out of news synthesis. It simply moves at a pace that traditional collaboration or search engines can't match. Bouncing a complex hypothesis off a human colleague takes time and scheduling; AI gives me immediate, logical friction to test an idea in seconds.

    High-IQ individuals-kids and adults alike-naturally crave interaction with systems (AI or people) that can keep up with their processing speed. For me, it comes down to a clear boundary: if I want to solve a complex problem at full speed, AI is the ideal sounding board along with a "whiteboard" colleague. If I want social dialogue and genuine connection, I talk to people.



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    Jerry Thompson
    San Antonio Metro Area, Texas
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