Is AI quietly making us dumber?

Host Greg Shove sits down with cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Sahar Yousef (UC Berkeley Haas lecturer and founder of the Becoming Superhuman Lab) to unpack what happens to our brains when we outsource thinking to AI, on AI Truth Serum.

Sahar breaks down MIT's study showing that heavy ChatGPT users show weaker brain connectivity and memory retention, and introduces her TRV framework (Think, Refine, Verify) for using AI without losing your own cognitive edge. The conversation covers AI addiction by design, what the research means for kids and schools, and whether we're headed toward losing real cognitive agency to a handful of tech companies.

A research-backed guide to using AI without letting it use you.

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Episode links:

Dr. Sahar Yousef's website

MIT/OpenAI study on ChatGPT power users

TechPolicy report on AI addiction

Researchers propose Gen AI Addiction Syndrome