S6E10 - The great unlearning - AI's hidden cost

Super Brain by Brennan Sabina

Jan 15, 202622:07Health

In this episode, Dr Sabina Brennan explores how generative AI changes learning. She looks at why effortful thinking is the engine of mastery, how AI can create an illusion of competence and practical ways to use AI as a...

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