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Episode Synopsis
Rei and Tara explore how digital interfaces are fundamentally rewiring our brains, from teenagers who can't organize files to MIT research showing AI's impact on cognitive activity. Through parenting experiences and historical parallels, they examine whether these tools are making us lazy, different, or potentially more capable in unexpected ways.Key TakeawaysYour Brain on ChatGPT: The MIT StudyAI-assisted writing shows significantly less brain activity than manual writingAI-powered essays: more polished but homogeneousHuman writing: messier but more originalThe emergence of "cognitive debt"—what happens when we outsource thinkingThe Google Effect 2.0How search engines rewired our neural pathways over 20 yearsMemory vs. reference: we've traded memorization for associationThe coming neurological changes from LLM usageThe Speed of ChangeNew AI releases are becoming the "new normal"Information velocity is exponentially increasingHumans at an "evolutionary moment" requiring adaptationCuration becoming more critical than consumptionWatch us on YouTube-----About the HostsRei Inamoto: Creative entrepreneur and founding partner of I&CO, a global innovation firm with offices in New York, Tokyo, and Singapore. Follow Rei here: Rei's LinkedInNewsletter "The Intersection"Tara Tan: Managing partner of Strange Ventures, an early-stage firm investing in the future of computing. Follow Tara here:Tara's LinkedInNewsletter: The Strange ReviewConnect & SubscribeCulture and Code is a podcast about the biggest shifts in tech, business, and culture—before they go mainstream. New episodes on every Tuesday.
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