New research from the NeuroLeadership Institute finds fluent AI users share a single cognitive habit — and it has nothing to do with tech skills.
The People Who Will Thrive in the AI Age
What will differentiate people is not how smart they are but their relationship to mental effort.
On Learning to Ride Your Brain
Your brain is already a bicycle, AI is a motorcycle, a regular computer is power tools
Microsoft Study Finds AI Makes Human Cognition “Atrophied and Unprepared”
Researchers find that the more people use AI at their job, the less critical thinking they use.
Microsoft Study Finds AI Makes Human Cognition “Atrophied and Unprepared”
Researchers find that the more people use AI at their job, the less critical thinking they use.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb on Twitter / X
The problem isn’t that AI is intelligent. It isn’t. The problem is that too many adults (but not all) are at once mechanistic, imitative, unimaginative, stupid, formulaic, influenceable, & gullible, arrogant beyond their skill set, & too expensive to maintain.— Nassim Nicholas Taleb (@nntaleb) October 24, 2026
Study Finds AI Use Eats Away at Users’ Confidence in Their Own Brains
A new study out of Middlesex University argues that the ultimate effects on an AI users' brain come down to how they use it.
AI’s Next Chapter Requires Human Expertise
The future of AI doesn’t just require technical skills; it demands deep human expertise, writes Annie K. Lamar.
When Using AI, Users Fall for the Dunning-Kruger Trap in Reverse - Neuroscience News
A new study reveals that when interacting with AI tools like ChatGPT, everyone—regardless of skill level—overestimates their performance.
AI Use at Work Is Causing “Brain Fry,” Researchers Find, Especially Among High Performers
The increased speed and multitasking that AI allows at work is leading to many workers experiencing "brain fry," a new study found.
why I am AI sober
on walking away from AI and how you can mirror similar boundaries with big tech.
why I am AI sober
on walking away from AI and how you can mirror similar boundaries with big tech.
Think First, AI Second
Three principles for keeping your cognitive edge while leveraging AI's capabilities
AI in the workplace vs. AI in education
Quoting Dan Willingham: Students should only use AI for things that they already know how to do well.
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Knowing less about AI makes people more open to having it in their lives – new research
People with less AI literacy often see the technology as ‘magical’ and awe-inspiring.
Knowing less about AI makes people more open to having it in their lives – new research
People with less AI literacy often see the technology as ‘magical’ and awe-inspiring.