We use AI every day to write, code, and make decisions. Feels like a productivity win, right? But behavioral science has a different name for it: cognitive surrender. The more thinking we hand off to AI, the less we use our own judgment. When we're rushed, we stop double-checking. And when AI gives a wrong answer with total confidence, most people just believe it, ending up worse off than if they'd skipped AI entirely.

As AI mistakes get harder to spot (made-up data, code that looks fine but isn't, hallucinations delivered with total confidence), our own laziness about checking becomes the real problem. If the machine does all the thinking for you, you lose the skill to catch it when it screws up.

This session digs into what daily AI use is doing to your memory, problem-solving, and judgment, and what to actually do about it. Not "use AI less," but how to stay sharp enough to keep control.