Treating AI like a “junior developer who doesn't learn”.
Your job as an engineer is to find the best solution for the problem, not just write a bunch of code.
Pick one small, well-defined feature. Give AI three attempts at implementing it. Review the output like you're mentoring a junior developer.
Using ChatGPT to help write essays leads to long-term cognitive harm—measurable through EEG brain scans. Students who repeatedly relied on ChatGPT showed weakened neural connectivity, impaired memory recall, and diminished sense of ownership over their own writing. While the AI-generated content often scored well, the brains behind it were shutting down.
One thing is clear: if you currently use AI, take regular breaks—and give your own mind the chance to do the work. Otherwise, you may face severe cognitive harm and dependence.