Offloading Work Tasks to AI Comes with a Cost—to Our Brains

Offloading work tasks to AI comes with a cost—to our brains

Imagine your team has been tasked with delivering a high-stakes policy paper under intense time pressure. Everyone turns to generative artificial intelligence (AI), and within minutes, it delivers a full draft complete with structured arguments and authoritative-looking citations.

Offloading work tasks to AI comes with a cost – to our brains

JDawnInk/GettyImagine your team has been tasked to deliver a high-stakes policy paper under intense time pressure. Everyone turns to generative artificial intelligence (AI) and within minutes, it delivers a full draft complete with structured arguments and authoritative-looking citations. The team then transfers the AI-generated text into the corporate template, polishes the narrative flow and structure, and gives it one final check before sendi…