On deskilling, mis-skilling, and never-skilling
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Doug discusses the concepts of deskilling, mis-skilling, and never-skilling in the context of automation and AI, arguing that not all deskilling is negative. He suggests that the key issue is who gets to decide when a skill is no longer valuable, and that the design of AI tools can greatly impact their effects on human skills. Doug proposes a working definition of unlearning as deskilling you choose, of a skill that no longer provides any value to you.
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