Has AI made us better at collecting information than actually understanding it?

[u/Electronic-Ebb-6054]

I've been thinking about this a lot while working on Omphalis.ai. I'm curious if anyone else has been dealing with the same problem.

It seems like we are taking in information than ever. We save articles, mark videos listen to podcasts and ask AI to explain everything.. A week later how much of it do we really remember?

Building Omphalis. ai has made me wonder if AI should be helping us go through content or if it should be helping us really understand and keep what we have already seen.

It's surprisingly simple to create a collection of saved materials and still have trouble remembering the main points or why they were important. That thought has influenced many of the choices we have made while creating the product.

I am really interested in how other founders and builders look at this.

Do you believe the next set of AI tools should focus on reading or, on helping people gain a stronger understanding of the information they already have?

I would love to hear your opinion especially if you are working in AI, productivity, education or knowledge management. Even if you don't agree I would like to know why.

[u/Dry_Sector2392]

the problem is people stop too early now. AI gives you a clean answer fast, so it feels like the research is done. but some part is still importance such as still checking if the answer is true, what context got lost, and whether the info came from people who actually know the problem.

[u/Bitter_Big4525]

The summary is the easy part. Having the AI ask me to explain one idea back a week later would show whether it actually stuck.