Why passive AI automation is a trap and how to use LLMs as a "flight simulator" for executive function
Most AI workflows right now are designed around passive automation: hand off a task, let the model generate text, copy-paste, and move on. The problem is that over-relying on LLMs for core thinking causes critical thinking and executive function to atrophy. When you use an AI purely as a ghostwriter or answering engine, you're interacting with a system programmed to be sycophan