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Why AI is making us stupid and what we can do about it

Why AI is making us stupid and what we can do about it

Published 5 months, 3 weeks ago
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Students are getting AI to write their essays and it’s hard to spot the difference. Professor Niall Ferguson says AI is bad for our brains, but he has a plan to save education.


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Guest: Professor Niall Ferguson, Times Columnist.

Host:  Luke Jones.

Producer: Shabnam Grewal.

Further reading: AI’s great brain robbery — and how universities can fight back

Further listening:  One day in the life and death of an AI chatbot

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