Outsourcing Our Minds: AI, Memory, and the Future of Thinking

Join Perspectives in Professional Psychology as Dr. Lance Garrison welcomes Dr. Janina Kamm, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology in Chicago, for a conversation about how artificial intelligence may shape the way we think, learn, and use our skills.

Together, they will explore research on cognitive offloading, delegating mental tasks to external tools, including concerns about overreliance and evidence that structured offloading can support recall. Research on deskilling in medicine will offer another lens for considering what happens when technology takes over tasks that once required sustained practice and judgment.

The conversation will also venture into psychological and philosophical questions: What might we gain, and lose, when friction is removed from daily living and learning? When does convenience support our abilities, and when might it limit opportunities to develop them? Distinguishing research findings from theoretical possibilities, this episode invites listeners to consider how we can use AI thoughtfully while remaining active participants in our own thinking.