Steroids, Sneakers, Coach: The Spectrum of Human-AI Relationships

Synopsis

Three-category framework — steroids (short-term boost, long-term cost), sneakers (augment without long-term harm), coach (build human capabilities) — for thinking about AI's downstream effect on human skills.

Keywords

·human-AI relationships ·taxonomy ·skill formation ·augmentation

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