Episode 9: Tim Requarth on writing with AI (part 2)

19/12/2025 27 min Temporada 1 Episodio 9

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I continue my conversation with Tim Requarth--neuroscientist, science writer, and professor at NYU--on using AI to communicate effectively on complex topics. In the second of our two-episode conversation, Tim shares his thoughts on AI hallucination, mentoring your chatbot, how to offload cognitive work while avoiding brain rot, and other practical advice. Links: "Your Brain on ChatGPT" (MIT study, preprint)More on the MIT studyAnd David Epstein's take on the MIT study, from his Substack "Range Widely"Agentic AI explainers from McKinsey and IBM"⁠⁠From Bench to Bot⁠⁠," Tim's three-year exploration in using AI tools in writing.⁠The Third Hemisphere⁠, his Substack.Tim's ⁠website⁠, where you can find his science journalism.His ⁠LinkedIn page⁠.