Reclaim your brain: How to use AI without losing memory, focus and thinking skills
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People who rely heavily on artificial intelligence can experience cognitive offloading – the habit of relying on external tools to perform mental tasks.
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- AI boosts productivity but may cause unrealistic expectations and dependence, reducing patience and personal effort.
- Heavy AI use risks cognitive offloading, harming memory, critical thinking and problem-solving, especially in children and older adults.
- Experts advise using AI to support — not replace — thinking by actively engaging the brain and setting device-free time for deep focus.
AI generated
SINGAPORE – Tan Wan Ting, 34, founder of a digital marketing agency, is such a fan of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) that she has three accounts with Claude, an AI chatbot.
Since March, AI has helped her automate many work processes and boosted productivity among her team of almost 30. Excited about its potential, she would lie awake at night thinking of what to automate next.
