> But as a business owner, I would absolutely expect my employees (and vendors) to use these tools to go faster, just like laptops make them go faster than type

> But as a business owner, I would absolutely expect my employees (and vendors) to use these tools to go faster, just like laptops make them go faster than typewriters. It's not like it's causing the employee 4x more effort for that 4x output, is it? s/these tools/drugs And before you claim that it's an "apples to oranges" comparison, let it be known that we have no data on the long-term cognitive effects of offloading thought to machines.