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AIHOT · Published October 15, 2026 at 12:00

MIT Professor Eric So discusses his new book 'The Collision: What AI Does to Us' and its impact on human thinking

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MIT Sloan Professor Eric So discusses his new book 'The Collision: What AI Does to Us' in an MIT News interview. He cites evidence, including research from Anthropic, stating that about half of college student queries are low-effort requests for simple answers. He advocates embracing struggle, valuing oneself without AI, reinvesting cognitive surplus, and treating AI as a tutor rather than an answer machine.

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