India, Feb. 19 -- If AI diminishes our thinking abilities, the consequences will be profound. After all, the last thing we need is to accidentally underthink ourselves out of our jobs.

Will artificial intelligence make us lose our ability to think critically? As millions of knowledge workers hand over routine tasks to AI chatbots, this question has moved from the realm of speculative fiction to reality. Some fear we're outsourcing our way to intellectual obsolescence, one ChatGPT prompt at a time. Recently, an article I read warned of "atrophied" minds and diminished cognitive abilities. How accurate are these concerns?

Critical thinking is fundamental to how we solve problems, make decisions, and innovate. And unlike routine tasks that...