Anthropic's headline was "predominantly positive." They weren't wrong. People dosee benefits. But benefits don't equal resolution.
85.7% of people are using AI while simultaneously feeling unresolved about it. That's cognitive debt. And like all debt, it compounds.
If you're a creative feeling like AI is eroding your sense of self, you're not alone. You're in the majority. The path forward is conscious adoption: understanding what you're trading, what you're protecting, and why it matters to you.
The scientists figured it out: verify everything, keep your identity separate, treat AI as a tool rather than a collaborator. That's resilience.