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EPISODE · Jan 26, 2026 · 54 MIN

How AI Will Dissolve Our Brains Just Like Google Maps with Jacob Ward, Author of "The Loop"

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If you don’t use it, you lose it. Does the same apply to AI and our brains? Today, we're talking to Jacob Ward, journalist, AI ethics and safety advisor, and author of The Loop. We discuss why AI will dissolve our brains just like Google Maps dissolved our sense of direction, how our unconscious decision-making makes us vulnerable to AI manipulation, and why kids saying "clankers" might be our best hope for the future. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!  To learn more about Jacob's work, check out his website h

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