Yang Mingjiao brain science expert Cai Jinwu reminds freshmen: the brain is not fully developed yet, so use AI with caution to avoid early retirement.

Yangming Jiaotong University recently held an opening ceremony for the 115th academic year. Cai Jinwu, a brain science expert and chief secretary of Yangming Jiaotong University, talked about the use of AI. He emphasized that the human brain does not fully develop until the age of 25, so the brains of college students here are in the period of maximum plasticity. It is recommended that everyone use AI with caution and avoid using it as much as possible. They should use biological brains to think more, practice basic skills well, and be steady in order to truly control AI in the future.

Cai Jinwu talked about the use of AI from the perspective of brain science with the theme of "Unlocking your biological brain: Learn to walk in the AI ​​era, then drive a racing car". He first gave everyone a piece of advice, "Please be careful when using AI, and try not to use it if you can." He said that as a brain science expert, he must tell everyone a very cruel truth. "Although you have arrived at university, your brains are not fully developed yet." The human frontal lobe and the neural structure of the brain cannot be fully developed until about 25 years old. "So your brain is currently in the most plastic and most critical golden construction period."

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Cai Jinwu pointed out that now, including ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, etc., they are very powerful and smarter than the professors. Therefore, some students may want to say that it is great. All assignments and reports will be written with AI in the future, and then they can play games in the dormitory until dawn. "If you think like this, you are not using AI, but retiring your brain early."

Cai Jinwu explained that everyone is still learning and practicing basic skills. Just imagine if a child today is still learning to walk and you give him an F1 racing car. This is not called acceleration, it is called disaster. Therefore, we must use our brains to get stuck, to think, to be puzzled, and to take steps step by step to make our brains more closely connected.

Cai Jinwu also quoted the golden words of AI godfather Huang Renxun to encourage young people, "Run. Don't walk." He said that everyone is still practicing basic skills at Yangming Jiaotong University today. I want to reverse this sentence. I hope everyone will deeply remember "Walk. Don't run."