AI Is Like Fast Food for Your Brain
About this episode
This episode explores the impact of AI on thinking and learning, highlighting the risks of dependency, especially for leaders.
You don’t need to be using AI constantly to be hooked on it—you just need to feel relief when you do. That’s the uncomfortable premise at the heart of this conversation with psychologist and conflict expert Dr. David Zierk. AI doesn’t just give you answers; it removes uncertainty. And in doing so, it quietly rewires how you think, learn, and connect. What starts as convenience can quickly become dependency. Leaders, in particular, are at risk of trading away the friction that produces insight...
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