A Complex Relationship with Artificial Intelligence and a Call for Caution Through an Academic's Eyes

Serdar HocamAuthor & Editor

An academic evaluates their evolving complex relationship with artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, along with workplace equality and its dangers.

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While the integration of artificial intelligence tools into daily life and business continues rapidly, an academic discusses their complex relationship with this technology, the advantages it provides, and the risks it harbors.

The Journey Starting with Artificial Intelligence

An academic conducting research on advanced technologies states that they began working with artificial intelligence chatbots to satisfy their curiosity.

This process, which initially started with tasks such as email editing and vacation planning, eventually extended over time to summarizing articles and managing complex tasks.

Equal Opportunity for Multilingual Writers

According to research, professionals using artificial intelligence complete their work much faster, while an increase in quality rates is also observed.

For writers whose second language is English, these tools provide a form of workplace equality by facilitating language editing processes that previously required high costs.

Hidden Dangers of Artificial Intelligence and Tendency to Sycophancy

Although one of the most attractive aspects of the technology is its speed, extreme compliance and the tendency to please, referred to by researchers as sycophancy, can create serious problems.

This situation can negatively affect critical thinking and decision-making processes in humans, leading to errors.

Atrophying Skills and Human Judgment

Observations in the field of medicine reveal that relying too heavily on artificial intelligence support can cause a loss of skills (deskilling) among experts.

In academic publications, it is stated that human judgment continues to maintain the boundary, but this requires significantly more effort.