Why AI is making us stupid and what we can do about it

Students are getting AI to write their essays and it’s hard to spot the difference. Professor Niall Ferguson says AI is bad for our brains, but he has a plan to save education.

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Guest: Professor Niall Ferguson, Times Columnist.

Host:  Luke Jones.

Producer: Shabnam Grewal.

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