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Update: 2025-04-07
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From Socrates’ warnings about writing leading to forgetfulness, to today’s anxieties about AI-induced brainrot, every new media technology has sparked fears of cognitive decline. But does generative AI pose a uniquely profound threat to our ability to think for ourselves?

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Author: Casper Skovgaard Petersen

Narrator: Casper Skovgaard Petersen

Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

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