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Is AI Making You Forget How to Think? A Neuroscientist Explains

Oct 16, 2026 · 24m

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AI and your brain: what happens to your memory, focus, and judgment when a machine does the hard thinking for you? We first aired this last year. It's worth a second listen. In the year since, AI has moved into almost every part of daily life: work email, homework, health questions, even the late-night conversations people used to have with a friend. In this episode, I walk through what cognitive offloading does to your mind and brain, why confident-sounding AI is so easy to believe, and how to use these tools while keeping your own voice and judgment. 🔬 What you'll learn: Why you remember less when you know you can look it up later (the Google Effect) How automation bias makes AI feel…