Miles Cranmer's talk: how to avoid 'AI Brain Rot' and intelligence atrophy
Scobleizer · x · 2026-10-16
Miles Cranmer shared the full video of his talk "How to avoid AI Brain Rot", prepared for MPhil students.
It covers two questions:
- how to avoid intelligence atrophy from heavy AI use in work and study;
- how to stand out on an ever-narrowing bell curve as AI compresses skill distributions.
Worth watching for anyone tracking AI's impact on education and cognition.
Related event: Cambridge Lecturer Talks on Avoiding "AI Brain Rot"(2 posts)→
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