Cognitive Offloading – the Hidden Danger of AI

by | Sep 15, 2025 | Radiocasts

While we are training our machines, our machines are training us.  Are we outsourcing our thinking, the very thing that sets us apart as humans?  AI is helping us write faster, work faster, and think faster. But could it also be quietly eroding our ability to think deeply, solve problems creatively, and connect meaningfully?  Are we slowly training ourselves out of the very skills that make us human?  The real risk of AI isn’t job losses, it’s that we might lose our ability to think.  It isn’t just automation, it’s atrophy, which if ignored, could shape tomorrow’s work in ways we might regret. It’s about mental fitness.  If we stop practicing critical thinking, creative problem-solving, and deep collaboration, those muscles weaken, just like any underused muscle.  Listen to Dr Roze as she unpacks this for us.