So I logged on to Grok.com and asked it to write a blog post about the threat AI poses to the intelligence of young people who employ it as
an easy way out for writing assignments. The response came instantly in the form of three different results, all appearing on my computer in less than one minute from the time I typed my request. One of those is printed below:
If video games were the gateway to brain rot, AI is the whole dang apocalypse. Without the need to learn, question, or create, young people risk becoming drones who can’t function without their AI overlords. What happens when the power goes out, or the servers crash, or—heaven forbid—someone asks them to think on their feet? We’re raising a generation that’s smart on paper but clueless in practice.
The fix isn’t easy. Banning AI is like trying to ban calculators after they replaced slide rules—it’s not happening. Schools need to pivot, teaching kids how to use AI as a tool, not a crutch. That means emphasizing critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving—the stuff AI can’t fake (yet). Parents, too, need to step up, encouraging kids to wrestle with ideas the old-fashioned way: with effort, failure, and a little sweat.
AI’s here to stay, and it’s scarier than any 8-bit monster. Video games may have numbed a few brains, but AI’s got the power to turn a whole generation into intellectual zombies. We’d better act fast before “Game Over” becomes a way of life.
Even Grok thinks it's a problem! Now I'm more frightened than ever.
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