--- title: "AI Is Changing Your Brain (Whether You Like It Or Not)" url: https://daily.dev/posts/ai-is-changing-your-brain-whether-you-like-it-or-not--l00k1zdo1 source_url: https://www.gettingstarted.ai/ai-is-changing-your-brain-whether-you-like-it-or-not/ type: article source: "Getting started with AI" published: 2025-03-18T21:54:53.713Z updated: 2025-03-18T21:55:08.277Z tags: ["ai", "machine-learning"] reading_time: 2 upvotes: 83 comments: 8 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # AI Is Changing Your Brain (Whether You Like It Or Not) **[Getting started with AI](https://daily.dev/sources/gettingstartedai)** · 2 min read · 83 upvotes · 8 comments ## Summary AI is subtly changing how we think and process information. The instant gratification from AI solutions triggers a reward in our brain, leading to dependency and a reduction in our critical thinking abilities. As we outsource memory to AI, our cognitive pathways weaken. Furthermore, automation bias leads us to trust AI even when it is clearly wrong. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@stevengraziano** · 9 upvotes > yes and no. It's smart to outsource your thoughts by keeping notes so you can free up brain-space for more important things, I think AI can work very well in this capacity. The danger of course comes with over-reliance. The old adage of Everything in moderation is good to keep in mind. **@sharkdyt** · 7 upvotes > Even writing was criticized by Plato: > "Writing will create forgetfulness in the souls of those who learn it, by neglecting memory. They will trust in external signs instead of remembering for themselves." > > Just as many criticize the calculator, the internet, smartphones, but what I see is these technologies giving us back our humanity, while it closes itself off from the details, we can dream again. > > AI can take us to the moon infinitely faster than in 1969, but no AI would dream of going to the moon... **@ricoaw** · 2 upvotes > I believe Human evolution skill. We will develop new segment of intellegence. **@thesaifzaman** · 0 upvotes > Insightful observation. The convenience AI offers does come at a cognitive cost—overreliance can dull our critical thinking and deepen automation bias. It's crucial we stay aware of these shifts and actively engage with information rather than passively consume it. > > N.B. True but this comment is also written by AI. :P **@migramcastillo** · 0 upvotes > The concept of automation bias is interesting; we just assume that the answer in the AI chat is right after using it for a while. It can become a considerable problem similar to believing the opinions in social networks because even if the AI checks its information from some trustable sources, there is no guarantee that the AI owner won't alter the results to favor a company (very likely profit schema) or consume fake data from social networks ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#machine-learning](https://daily.dev/tags/machine-learning) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/ai-is-changing-your-brain-whether-you-like-it-or-not--l00k1zdo1)