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AI “de-skilling”: What happens when we offload our work to AI? With Brooke Macnamara, PhD
· 35 min · Episode 389
Episode AI “de-skilling”: What happens when we offload our work to AI? With Brooke Macnamara, PhD
From writing emails to analyzing medical images, AI is becoming a routine part of many people's work. These tools can boost productivity and free us from tedious tasks -- but what happens when we start relying on them for skills that once required years of practice to develop? Brooke Macnamara, PhD, discusses the psychology of cognitive offloading; what early research suggests about AI's effects on learning, memory and expertise; why novices and experts may be affected differently by AI tools; and how workers can use AI in ways that support, rather than undermine, their long-term skill development.
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