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Is AI sparking a cognitive revolution that will lead to mediocrity and conformity?

  • Written by Wolfgang Messner, Clinical Professor of International Business, University of South Carolina
imageThe Industrial Revolution mechanized production. Today, there's a similar risk with the automation of thought.kutaytanir/E+ via Getty Images

Artificial Intelligence began as a quest to simulate the human brain.

Is it now in the process of transforming the human brain’s role in daily life?

The Industrial Revolution diminished the need for...

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