> Why can’t they continue to do so?
Because we are talking to the AIs instead of talking to them.
> After all, nothing the author’s written isn’t also true about Google, but nobody realized how bad of a mistake that was.
There was plenty written about how Google was making us dumber because we didn't need to remember anything any more.
> instead of
Citation needed. People did not stop talking to family, friends and colleagues just because they're able to leverage LLMs.
> Because we are talking to the AIs instead of talking to them.
Speak for yourself. This is a sweeping generalization.
> There was plenty written about how Google was making us dumber because we didn't need to remember anything any more.
Oh yeah, and that other new-fangled technology the Greeks were complaining about – books.