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Is AI Actually Making Us Dumber?
36 minutes Posted Aug 18, 2026 at 9:00 am.
Is AI Making Us Dumber?
The Reverse Flynn Effect
AI and Learning
The Utility Argument
Why Human Intelligence Matters
Think First, Then Use AI
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Matt joins Paul for the second episode in the “Seven Big Questions About AI” series to explore a provocative question: is AI actually making us dumber? They unpack concerns that AI may be changing how people learn, remember, focus, and think, including stories from people who find they can complete work with AI but struggle to recall or explain what they actually did. Paul also introduces the Flynn Effect and its reversal, exploring evidence that measures of human intelligence have declined a...