AI and Thinking: How Artificial Intelligence Makes Us Predictable

Is artificial intelligence making us less capable? A Columbia study of 110,000 real decisions reveals that language models systematically push us toward the average, eliminating diversity of thought. We discuss “cognitive debt,” mental sedentariness, and why the greatest risk is not that AI makes us stupid, but dependent.

In this episode, we analyze research from MIT, Microsoft, and Carnegie Mellon showing how intensive ChatGPT use reduces brain activation, impairs memory, and weakens critical thinking even after people stop using it. We also discuss the case of radiologists who lost 6% of their diagnostic accuracy after months of AI assistance, and the difference between delegating mechanical tasks and delegating reasoning itself.

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