We now live in a digital age where everything has become easier, more instant, and less complicated. Utilizing digital products like AI to help simplify our work or personal affairs is not a sign of laziness. When you can create something in a short time with better results, why would you want to choose another, more difficult way? This isn't about laziness, but about intelligence in utilizing something.
There are simply no guarantees that the result will be better. Besides, the argument of why go the harder way if there is an easy one is not all that obvious. It is like the question of why read books if there are movies, TV series, YouTube. But after all, this is a completely different experience! One cannot claim that cinema has replaced literature, just as it is incorrect to consider that AI has now gained a monopoly on informing a human.
Both statements are true but it depends on how we utilize them effectively. Utilizing AI for efficiency in our work is certainly a smart decision and it's not laziness. However, making work easier and faster doesn't always mean better. Sometimes without AI we can navigate challenging processes, building broader understanding, developing creativity and developing mental resilience. These are all things that are difficult to achieve with the quick results we get from AI. Just as books and movies both have value the experience of reading a book trains the brain in a different way than watching a movie.
In this case we can summarize AI is a powerful tool to assist us in work or other activities not to replace the entire thought process. So the smart ones are those who know when to take shortcuts using AI and when to choose the longer path. Essentially both require balance.
