11 hours ago
- Science
- Wall Street Journal
AI Helps Me Defeat Dyslexia
As someone born with dyslexia, I respectfully disagree with Allysia Finley's column 'AI's Biggest Threat: Young People Who Can't Think' (Life Science, June 23). For most of my life, reading dense texts and writing clearly was exhausting. Research papers took me three times as long as my peers, and my vocabulary was limited because words were hard to absorb and harder still to retrieve on demand.
Then came AI, which now helps me to read, research and learn faster. I can ask complex questions and get tailored responses that help me deepen my understanding without drowning in pages of text. I can draft words that say what I'm thinking, and then refine them to express it even better. I'm not dumber because of AI. I'm more articulate, informed and engaged. The technology isn't a crutch; it's a liberator. It doesn't do the thinking for me—it gives me the tools to finally show my thinking.
