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Is AI making us dumber? | Marvin Liyanage @marvinliyanage

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February 19, 2026

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Curiosity Lab host Marvin Liyanage explores two perspectives on the line between cognitive offloading (using AI as a tool to focus on higher cognitive work) and cognitive outsourcing (giving up critical thinking and letting AI think for us).

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