What's this about?
Ethan Mollick says he is rapidly handing annoying tasks he neither wants nor needs to master to AI, and wants to lose those skills even faster.
What exactly is “deskilling”?
It means practice-dependent ability fades because a tool now performs the work. Calculators reduced routine arithmetic practice; agents may do the same for writing, coding or administration.
Why is this worth noting?
The post's roughly 605 likes and 45 replies highlight a missing distinction in automation debates: losing a core judgment skill is risky, while deliberately outsourcing low-value friction can be the product's benefit.