Is AI making us dumber?

Getty Images; BI My family is in its natural state when we're in debate, not just about what should happen, but what has happened. Growing up, before my grandparents gave in and wired their home for the new millennium, their full set of encyclopedias proved the only way to settle disputes. Many arguments, particularly over any event that occurred after the encyclopedias were printed, went unsolved. Then came Google's ubiquity. All of this access to information didn't just close the chasm bet...