MIT professor Eric So's new book examines what AI does to our thinking
nordicinst · x · 2026-10-15
MIT professor Eric So has published a new book, "The Collision; What AI Does to Us" (W.W. Norton). In an MIT News Q&A he argues that AI's "collision" with society is reshaping how we think, and advocates valuing cognitive struggle, guarding memory, and using AI as a tutor rather than an answer machine, along with four personal rules for staying mentally fit in the AI era.
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