This week we discuss a new Microsoft study that finds using generative AI is "atrophying" people's cognition and critical thinking skills and the right's war on Wikipedia. Articles discussed: <a href="https://www.404media.co/microsoft-study-finds-ai-makes-human-cognition-atrophied-and-unprepared-3/">Microsoft Study Finds AI Makes Human Cognition “Atrophied and Unprepared”</a><a href="https://www.404media.co/wikipedia-prepares-for-increase-in-threats-to-us-editors-from-musk-and-his-allies/">Wikipedia Prepares for 'Increase in Threats' to US Editors From Musk and His Allies</a><a href="https://www.404media.co/you-cant-post-your-way-out-of-fascism/">You Can’t Post Your Way Out of Fascism</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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