Can artificial intelligence reduce your intelligence?

Can artificial intelligence reduce your intelligence?

April 11, 2026 · 25 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of artificial intelligence on human thinking and creativity with psychotherapist Jill Robin Payne.

Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Jill Robin Payne, a psychotherapist, who describes the behavior changes that occur when people use AI. For example, an MIT study showed that users forget what they just wrote and feel detached from their work. It concludes that our thinking ability and creativity appear to be significantly reduced. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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