It takes time to turn information into knowledge. No technology has been created to accelerate that despite the power of large language models. We learn slow.

Ibrahim Diallo

Access to AI tools like ChatGPT and abundant information doesn't automatically translate into knowledge. Drawing on the Matrix's 'I know Kung-fu' scene, the author argues that real understanding requires time, mental model-building, and active engagement with information — not just exposure to it. A personal anecdote about struggling to write a simple coordinate-mapping function despite AI assistance illustrates how reliance on AI can erode existing skills, while a story about finally understanding pi shows that genuine knowledge emerges from internalized insight, not information download.