There are two ways to build skills using AI tools—Opt for this method - The Hindu

The rapid integration of artificial intelligence into the professional landscape has created a paradoxical promise: the ability to do more while knowing less. As tools like large language models become ubiquitous in fields ranging from software engineering to data analysis, a fundamental question emerges regarding the long-term cost of our new-found efficiency.A recent study from researchers at Anthropic, titled âHow AI Impacts Skill Formation,â provides a rigorous look into this dilemma, revealing that the way we interact with these tools creates two distinct paths for professional development based on how one uses AI tools.The researchers studied a group of coders, dividing them into two groupsâone with access to AI tools and another withoutâto complete a coding challenge. At the end of a 35-minute-long coding challenge, all participants were asked to take a test to check their python programming proficiency.Upon evaluation, the team found those in the control group scored higher than those in the treatment pool, suggesting a stark divide between high-scoring and low-scoring interaction patterns.