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AI Reliance Risks Cognitive Divide, Warns Expert Vivienne Ming

3/31/2026

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Vivienne Ming, chief scientist at the Possibility Institute, warns that AI is creating a cognitive divide.
In an interview, Ming notes many people rely on AI for answers instead of sharpening reasoning.
Her research included UC Berkeley students, finding 90–95% depended on AI for answers or to validate assumptions.
She emphasizes curiosity as essential for human-AI collaboration and warns that overreliance could cause skill erasure and "AI slop".

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Vivienne Ming, chief scientist at the Possibility Institute, warns that AI is creating a cognitive divide.
In an interview, Ming notes many people rely on AI for answers instead of sharpening reasoning.
Her research included UC Berkeley students, finding 90–95% depended on AI for answers or to validate assumptions.
She emphasizes curiosity as essential for human-AI collaboration and warns that overreliance could cause skill erasure and "AI slop".