SMRTR AIJul 30, 2026Daily.dev

Sam Altman’s underrated AI fear: that we stop thinking for ourselves

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Sam Altman warns that AI's biggest underrated risk is "cognitive atrophy," where people stop thinking for themselves by letting AI handle too much. Early MIT research supports this fear, showing AI-assisted writers performed worse over time, and some experts warn repeated reliance could even erode protection against dementia.

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