When calculators emerged, many worried we would lose the ability to do math ourselves. Yet rather than making us weaker, technology has tended to make us stronger. With calculators, we can now solve more advanced quantitative problems than ever before. AI has similar potential to enhance our capabilities. However, it is true that thoughtlessly handing decision-making over to AI could erode our judgment, as we will discuss in future chapters. The key is to keep humans firmly in the loop—to use AI as an assistive tool, not as a crutch.
