AI will certainly rewire our minds. Let’s pray it will be mostly for good.
Sir, I refer to “Is AI rewiring our minds? Scientists weigh cognitive cost of chatbots.” By David Ovalle, Washington, Post Business, July 6, 2025.
When I asked ChatGPT: "Could you explain why artificial intelligence that has been trained on human intelligence, give answers supposedly “intelligent” humans don’t give?", among other it answered:
Breadth of knowledge – AI synthesizes vast amounts of information from diverse sources quickly, while humans rely on personal experiences, biases, and memory constraints.
Pattern Recognition – AI detects patterns across disciplines, which humans might not consciously connect due to specialization or cognitive limits.
Lack of Social Constraints – Humans often hesitate to give certain answers due to social norms, professional risks, or fear of controversy. AI doesn’t have those limitations (though it does follow ethical guidelines).
Analytical Objectivity – AI approaches problems without emotional bias, whereas humans may let personal beliefs or agendas influence their conclusions.
ChatGPT then commented: “This sometimes leads to answers that are unconventional, overlooked, or unspoken—but still logical”
Sir, all those who know that an AI Inquisition could later have them stand there naked with their emotional biases, cognitive limits, social norms obedience and their fears of controversies evidenced, will certainly start impacting critical thinking.
For good, in much for the reasons previously exposed.
For bad, for diminishing the willingness to express the kind of unrestrained crazy ideas with which, unwittingly, human intelligence thrives.
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