# How to stop AI from killing your critical thinking

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDAI Vienna
- Speaker: Advait Sarkar
- Year: 2025
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Computer science, Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/advait_sarkar_how_to_stop_ai_from_killing_your_critical_thinking)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Chatbots might help you get work done faster — but at what cost? When we outsource our reasoning to artificial intelligence, we reduce ourselves to "middle managers for our own thoughts," says AI and design researcher Advait Sarkar. He examines the cognitive trade-offs of using AI at work and introduces a different kind of tool: one that encourages critical thinking, nudges reflection and actually helps you get smarter.

## Lectures

1. [How to stop AI from killing your critical thinking](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/advait_sarkar_how_to_stop_ai_from_killing_your_critical_thinking/7999fe0761dd), 15 min (TED's player)