Kasparov on AI and cognitive atrophy: 'Atrophy is a choice'
ylecun · x · 2026-10-08
Responding to a viral analogy — we built gyms when work stopped needing physical activity, and will need 'brain gyms' once AI does knowledge work — chess legend Garry Kasparov pushed back: atrophy is a choice. Machines play chess better than us, yet we still play and benefit from it; let AI perform tasks, but never stop challenging your mind. Yann LeCun amplified the exchange.
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