I'm glad I have a calculator for complex math if I need it, which I probably never will. I'm grateful that I don't need AI to write an opinion, to write an essay, to express my thoughts. "I think, therefore I am."

The happy side effect of that research was her discovery that complexity builds the brain as sure as resistance builds muscle. She has become a formidable adult and it didn’t require private schools or expensive tutors. Just a basic understanding of neuroscience and a willingness to let it guide.

When I gave my daughter the “no drugs” talk as a teenager, we didn’t talk about morals or ethics. I explained brain development and why you have to let that process run its course unimpeded, because you only get one chance at it. I invited her to do her own research to fact check me.

We need to focus on the Biology. In order for your brain to develop the ability for higher order thinking it needs to practice higher order thinking. If we don’t do things like write essays or learn algebra then our brain doesn’t develop. It’s the same reason athletes work out in a gym.