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Founder, Exponential View · Sep 17, 2026 · Post, I do not want your brains to rot

Now advanced AI encourages us to delegate more and more, simpler and simpler tasks, weakening the practices that maintain our cognitive capacities.

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Azeem Azhar, Founder, Exponential View
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I do not want your brains to rot
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Education
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Exponential View
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