Can artificial intelligence reduce your intelligence?

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 .

People in this episode

Host: Shirley Rooker

Guest: Jill Robin Payne

Topics covered

• artificial intelligence
• behavior changes
• creativity
• psychotherapy
• user experience

Keywords

• artificial intelligence
• behavior changes
• creativity
• psychotherapy
• MIT study

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MIT

More episodes of Of Consuming Interest

• Distinguishing between weather changes and climate change · June 6, 2026 · 25 min
• Banter plus empathy equals Bempathy · May 30, 2026 · 25 min
• Giving your kids a jump start on financial literacy · May 23, 2026 · 25 min
• Is your recyclable water bottle really clean? · May 16, 2026 · 25 min
• Easing the pain at the pump · May 9, 2026 · 25 min
• Changes are coming that could make the legal system more accessible and affordable to consumers · May 2, 2026 · 25 min