Outsourcing cognition: the psychological costs of AI-era convenience (opens in new tab)

While AI technology is increasingly integrated into all aspects of thinking, learning, and decision-making, the technologies supporting those processes are going from simply enhancing our cognitive abilities to changing them. Such technologies as generative writing, searching for information on the Internet, voice recognition systems, and adaptive tutoring systems; all have made possible unprecedented efficiency in doing so. However, the increasing use of such technology has raised questions ...