AI & Skill Formation

AI made them faster at the task. It also made them worse at learning it.

−17%

Drop in knowledge quiz scores when workers used AI assistance

No speed gain either. AI users didn't finish faster.

Full delegation destroys learning. The worst outcomes by far.

Debugging and code reading suffer most.

Only 3 of 6 AI interaction patterns preserve learning.

The workers who learn the least are the ones who will be asked to supervise the most.