Experts Warn of "Gradual Disempowerment" as Humans Cede Control to AI

Experts told CBS News that growing reliance on AI tools risks "gradual disempowerment," where people lose skills and agency to models. Research links AI dependence to weaker critical thinking and lower brain activity during tasks like essay writing.

• The term "gradual disempowerment" comes from a paper on humans losing control
• Studies link AI reliance to reduced critical thinking and brain activity
• Hugging Face's Margaret Mitchell warns skills atrophy without practice
• Robocurve's Jay Chooi ranks the threat at the top of his list