Big Think+ launches a new Eric Ries class on AI: 'Don't ask AI to make the artifact for you. Ask it to teach you how to make it.'

Big Think+ — the learning platform (12,922 followers) — launches a new class with Eric Ries on using AI as an augmentation tool rather than a replacement. Frames early research showing users overestimate the quality of what they produce with vibe-coding and chatbot tools while their own skills degrade, and Ries's prescription: use AI to teach, not to make.

“AI should be used to augment human creativity, never to replace it. Early research shows people often overestimate the quality of what they create with vibe coding and chatbot tools, while their own skills get degraded. That's according to Eric Ries, who says the fix is simple: don't ask AI to make the artifact for you. Ask it to teach you how to make it.” — Big Think+ launch post on LinkedIn, quoting Eric Ries