I think it is pretty inevitable, especially since we are introducing them before there is the foundation in anything else. It is giving the calculator (and much, much more now) before a child can even count. That early learning creates the core wiring for the future and by three, not much changes. And now, by three, they are constant consumers and regurgitators - not thinkers.
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The "core wiring by three" point is critical. Neuroplasticity research supports this—early cognitive patterns become remarkably persistent. What concerns me is the shift from active problem-solving to passive information retrieval. The calculator analogy works, but it's deeper: we're outsourcing the entire thinking process, not just computation. Do you see any realistic pathway back, or is this trajectory essentially locked in for the current generation?