ChatGPT is making you dumber, and Gen Z is secretly sabotaging AI

In episode 98 of The AI Fix, guest host Nik Roberts explains the cognitive debt you're racking up every time you let ChatGPT do your thinking, and Mark explains the new eval that's got even the very best AI models completely stumped. Also in this episode, Nik learns how to pronounce "Mythos" and Mark learns how to pronounce "Kasparov"; Gen Z fights back against AI; Britain's AI Security Institute tests Mythos; DeepSeek casually drops a 1.6 trillion parameter model; and a Sony robot beats the elite at the world's most boring pastime. Episode links: Gen Z Sabotaging AI at Work So It Won't Take Their Job. Our evaluation of Claude Mythos Preview's cyber capabilities. DeepSeek previews new AI model that 'closes the gap' with frontier models. Inside Project Ace: Discover the Robot Athlete That Competes With Professional Table Tennis Players. Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task. Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity. The Verification Bottleneck: Why AI's Real Cost Is Human Attention. Announcing ARC-AGI-3. The AI Fix The AI Fix podcast is presented by Mark Stockley. Grab T-shirts, hoodies, mugs and other goodies in our online store. Learn more about the podcast at theaifix.show, and follow us on Bluesky at @theaifix.show. Never miss another episode by following us in your favourite podcast app. It's free! Like to give us some feedback or sponsor the podcast? Get in touch. Support the show and gain access to ad-free episodes by becoming a supporter: Join The AI Fix Plus! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy