Hadar Shemesh compares AI to Waze: it helps you get somewhere faster, but relying on it too much weakens your own navigation skills. He proposes a 7-day challenge of rapid idea generation and repeated practice to keep your brain sharp at thinking and speaking in English without AI's help.
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I used to know how to navigate. I would get in the car and I would know where to drive. Now I cannot go anywhere without turning on Waze, even though I know the direction and I know where I need to go. I feel a lot more confident when I have the navigation app telling me where to go. This is how I feel about AI in English. AI is incredible for learning English, refining your English, and definitely for writing. It's also great for brainstorming ideas and getting feedback on your grammar and vocabulary. I love AI. I have a tool called Hadar AI in my programs, but AI is also killing your ability to think for yourself, to formulate a thought, to build an argument quickly without being dependent on something, and to share it without circling around and with only getting to the point. We become very dependent on AI to communicate in a second language, to write, to speak. And while it has its advantages, there is nothing that is going to replace the skill of thinking quickly, coming up with an idea, and then sharing it unapologetically without overthinking and without judging yourself about your grammar, vocabulary, or pronunciation. So I spend a lot of time thinking about how I can help you come up with an idea quickly, organize your thoughts, and share it clearly. And I came up with an idea for a 7-day challenge, and that 7-day challenge is going to teach you those things and also provide you with a container to actually take action and to practice it. Because as a public speaker or content creator, I can tell you the one thing that helped me again and again was just to do it so many times until I've learned how my brain works, and I've learned how to take what I have in my brain and to say it without thinking.