Arthur Mensch, CEO of Mistral AI, cautioned at the VivaTech conference in Paris that the most serious risk of artificial intelligence may not be mass job loss—but rather deskilling, as humans become overly dependent and mentally complacent. Mensch, whose startup has quickly grown into a major European AI presence, said that while some experts warn AI could displace white-collar workers, he believes the real threat is people relying too heavily on AI and failing to think critically. “The biggest risk with AI is not that it will outsmart us or become uncontrollable, but that it will make us too comfortable, too dependent, and ultimately too lazy to think or act for ourselves,” Mensch stated. He urged AI developers to include...