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The increasing reliance on AI and digital tools is linked to a decline in basic cognitive and analog skills. Examples include the inability of younger generations to perform mental math at cash registers, read cursive, or tell time on analog clocks. There is a concern that future generations will be unable to recognize when AI-generated results are incorrect or nonsensical.
A viral video features "man on the street" interviews in New York City's Times Square, highlighting a lack of basic geographical and mathematical knowledge among some passersby. One interviewee guessed that the Queen of England is from Canada, while another struggled to calculate the annual income of someone earning $10,000 a month. The segment reflects on the state of public education and general awareness in major urban centers.
