Tools won't make you smarter; they'll only make you more like yourself. Every technological revolution, people think it will help everyone progress together. When the internet arrived, people believed information was equalized, and everyone could become smarter. But what happened? Some used it to start companies, others to scroll through short videos. AI is the same. Many think, AI is so powerful, it must make people more rational, right? Not necessarily. Tools never change a person's underlying operating system; they only amplify your existing tendencies. Someone who loves to think will ask when using AI: Where are the boundaries of this conclusion? What are its assumptions? Are there counterexamples? Someone who doesn't like to think will say: Look, AI said it too, I knew it all along. The same tool, completely different usage. That’s why technological progress has never been evenly distributed. Not because tools have barriers, but because human cognition does. Tools are just accelerators; whichever direction you run, they help you go faster. If the direction is right, you fly. If it's wrong, you fall harder. I've seen the most absurd scenario: someone using the most advanced AI to argue the oldest superstitions. When AI gives an ambiguous answer, they treat it as authoritative endorsement. They used to believe in ancestors, now they believe in ancestors plus AI. AI hasn't changed their cognition; it just clothes their beliefs in a tech exterior. There are quite a few people like this. They’re not stupid; they just don’t want to change. Change is too painful — admitting they were wrong before, rebuilding their entire worldview. And AI gives them a perfect excuse: Look, even AI agrees with me, why should I change? So, the crowd is splitting. On one side are a minority who treat AI as a sharpening stone for thinking. They verify every conclusion, challenge every hypothesis, push every boundary. They use AI to make themselves sharper. On the other side are the majority, who treat AI as an amplifier of faith. Not to question themselves with AI, but to confirm themselves. Not to expand cognition, but to reinforce walls. The gap between these two groups will only grow wider. Because compound interest applies not only to wealth but also to cognition. Someone who challenges themselves with AI every day, and someone who uses AI to confirm themselves every day — the difference after a year is huge; after ten years, it’s insurmountable. So, what is the true competitive advantage in the AI era? It’s not who uses more advanced tools, but who is more willing to be changed by tools. The truly scarce resource has never been information or tools, but the courage to say, “I might be wrong.”#科技先锋官##HOW I AI#