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Is AI dumbing us down? Are schools in danger of making kids 'stupider'?Should we make schools gymnasia of the mind?Will an education for leisure replace an education for work?All this and more in this episode!Some links to material discussed:Do our brains need knowledge in the age of AI? https://arxiv.org/pdf/2506.11015Scott Alexander's Misleading Victory: https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/scott-alexanders-misleading-victory?r=18455&utm_medium=ios&triedRedirect=trueYour Brain on Chat GPT: https://daviddidau.substack.com/p/the-cost-of-borrowed-thoughtTikTok and AI are Junk Food: https://archive.is/20250512191652/https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/tiktok-and-ai-are-junk-food-start-dieting-m7pbtcpdv#selection-1385.0-1519.694Are We Living in a Stupidogenic Society? https://substack.nomoremarking.com/p/are-we-living-in-a-stupidogenic-societyFlynn Effect and its Reversal: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6042097/Reevaluating the Flynn Effect: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160289625000121Will AI Make You Stupid? - https://archive.is/20250826084540/https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2025/07/16/will-ai-make-you-stupid#selection-1105.0-1367.47
