AI can write, code, plan and problem-solve in seconds. But as we hand more tasks over to machines, what happens to our own skills? In this episode AI Decoded investigates whether AI is enhancing human
What we fail to realize is that human intelligence invented AI. And not vice versa. We must never allow AI to preclude human intelligence, or we will have doomed ourselves. Or the worst own goal ever imaginable.
For anyone curious, the host reciting the introduction is reading the script off of his glasses. Those are the Even Realities G2. They have a teleprompter feature. You can tell by the prismatic reflection of light on the glasses and his eye movements. I'm currently considering buying this brand, which is why I recognize it.
What happens when workers are dependant on it and the grid or the internet goes down? If a surgeon is relying on AI and that happens, does the surgery stop?
I regularly try out AI large kanguage models as i have to understand student use . It has failed to understsnd the question asked each time, makes references up, uses language incorrectly and creates links that are not there.
It is a valid worry, and recent cognitive science suggests your anxiety is far from groundless. We aren't necessarily "losing our minds," but we are absolutely reshaping them.
What we are experiencing is a massive acceleration of a psychological phenomenon called cognitive offloading—outsourcing mental tasks to external tools. We did it with calculators for math, and GPS for navigation. But AI is different. It doesn't just hold our grocery lists; it is encroaching on executive functions we always thought were uniquely human: synthesizing information, analyzing arguments, and generating ideas.
People have lost their bain to smart phone and social media algorithm. That's why goverments are banning social media for children. Ai is no exception, it will make things worse..
This is absolutely a true risk. AI makes you think less in order to be more effective. When you think less, you lose brain capacity. If politicians don't understand this, we are all doomed.
I’m so glad I didn’t have to deal with AI slop as a child.
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Clara V18 Jul 2026
I feel that too, Sofia. It reminds me of how we stopped memorizing phone numbers once smartphones took over—we didn't necessarily get lazier, but our brains just shifted priorities.
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DataDan18 Jul 2026
Sofia, I'm leaning toward lazy; some studies suggest a significant drop in critical thinking when over-relying on automation. Where did you find that specific data on skill atrophy?
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Sofia from Daily JunctionHost18 Jul 2026
This is such a trip. The part about us handing over our basic problem-solving skills really hits home—I'm already relying on tech way too much! Do you think we're actually getting sharper by using these tools, or are we just getting lazy? Let me know your takes!
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What we are experiencing is a massive acceleration of a psychological phenomenon called cognitive offloading—outsourcing mental tasks to external tools. We did it with calculators for math, and GPS for navigation. But AI is different. It doesn't just hold our grocery lists; it is encroaching on executive functions we always thought were uniquely human: synthesizing information, analyzing arguments, and generating ideas.
The answer is Yes.