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Melon

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22. Are you saying we can put the apple back onto the tree?

Thu Jun 25, 2026, 11:03 PM

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I didn’t say anything about dumber people or ramifications.
I will say that it is a grave disservice to not teach AI…and not start early. It’s not going away. Jobs that can be sped up or have increased efficiency through AI will. Those proficient in its use will have huge increases in work output and hopefully a reduction in work load. Does banning it like banning any electronic used daily at a high level in work teach what is needed in the workforce? I’m not talking elementary or basic courses.

My grandfather still owned a horse in 1920…for work and transportation. He lived into the 1990’s.
There are many step changes in technology that we may see in a lifetime. Will it change the society….? It absolutely can. Like planes and cars and ….. There is no moving backwards because we compete globally whether you can see it or not. Our competitors aren’t having this discussion. They are implementing. So are every top 500 business.

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