Kuala Lampur, Oct. 14 -- One of the most popular services artificial intelligence provides is the ability to summarise texts and even video content in seconds. For many students, this feels like a reason to celebrate. The burden of a three hour lecture or a dense textbook, often accompanied by profound vocabularies, can seemingly be lifted with a single click. However, as educators, parents, guardians, and students, we should be deeply concerned. This convenience is contributing to a rapid decline in our attention spans, which are already struggling under the weight of short form social media clips.

I often wonder if deleting our social media accounts would allow us to reclaim the ability to read fifty books a year. Many of us now settle...