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Cognitive Surrender: Who Does the Thinking Now?

Media Mothership

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Episode  ·  53:52  ·  Apr 10, 2026

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From research on “cognitive surrender” in AI use to failures with AI-written criticism, the discussion considers whether thinking itself is being outsourced. A jump-scare warning app raises questions about pre-empting emotional experience, while Stephen King’s comparison of Donald Trump to The Dead Zone highlights how fiction frames political reality. For more info on Media Mothership go to https://mediamothership.au/ and https://www.edgeradio.org.au/. Video episode available here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3opBhNiZmthw64squzl9bTBOAm10LoVtSupport the show: https://www.mediamothership.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

53m 52s  ·  Apr 10, 2026

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