The discussion highlights the concerning trend of diminishing critical thinking skills in Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) partly due to reliance on AI tools. Users are increasingly offloading reasoning to AI instead of engaging in essential analytical tasks such as source validation and hypothesis formation. This shift is seen as a broader issue affecting various fields, where the perceived efficiency of AI leads individuals to trust its outputs without adequate scrutiny. Critics argue that this reliance fosters a dangerous tendency to accept AI-generated information blindly, thus potentially lowering the overall quality of analysis and decision-making. The observation also points to a general societal trend of declining critical thinking across professions, calling for a renewed emphasis on verification and human analytical skills.