"All of human knowledge at our fingertips made us dumb," researcher argues
dscape · x · 2026-11-08
dscape quotes researcher Sofia Fisella: having all of human knowledge at our fingertips has made us dumber, not wiser — a pointed reflection on cognitive offloading as AI drives information access costs toward zero.
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