A Nobel Prize-winning physicist explains how to use AI without letting it do your thinking for you

A Nobel Prize-winning physicist explains why AI can create false confidence — and how to use it without outsourcing your thinking.

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• A Nobel laureate warns AI can create false confidence by making people feel informed.
• Saul Perlmutter says AI should support critical thinking, not replace human intellectual work.
• He urges treating AI outputs probabilistically, with skepticism and constant error-checking.

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