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Is Gen AI Lowering our Brainpower?

  • June 30, 2025
Is Gen AI Lowering our Brainpower?

The recent MIT study on Generative AIโ€™s impact on brain activity is a wake-up call. When we let AI do the heavy lifting, our brains slow down – memory, creativity, and critical thinking take a backseat. A special report by IBM has echoed similar findings.

These outcomes are real, and theyโ€™ve raised valid concerns.

As a committed Gen AI practitioner, I see it this way: ๐†๐ž๐ง ๐€๐ˆ ๐ข๐ฌ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ. ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ.

Any new technology, when adopted without guardrails, carries risk. Gen AI is no exception.

But hereโ€™s the good news: ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ, ๐†๐ž๐ง ๐€๐ˆ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค.

It can boost productivity without compromising our cognitive sharpness – if used responsibly.

Thatโ€™s exactly what we focus on in my ๐‚๐๐ƒ (๐”๐Š) ๐š๐œ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐€๐ˆ ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ  – where we equip professionals with clear frameworks, ethical boundaries, and practical know-how to use Gen AI with purpose.

Letโ€™s not hand over the wheel to machines.

Letโ€™s stay in the driverโ€™s seat – and ๐ฌ๐ž๐ข๐ณ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ at every stage.
Because the future belongs to those who think critically, create boldly, and use technology wisely.

๐ƒ๐Œ ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ โ€œ๐†๐ž๐ง ๐€๐ˆ ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐†๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ.โ€.

About the Author

Vasudevan Kidambi, known as the “LAST-MILE MAN,” is a distinguished corporate expert with over 30 years of experience in operations and consultancy. As Managing Director of Navo Informatica Pvt. Ltd and Navo Management Consultants, he’s a pioneer in integrating Generative AI into business strategies, enhancing efficiency and innovation. Vasudevan’s unique approach includes his advocacy for One-Page Communication and extensive use of AI in content development and business applications.

His debut book, “One Page Communicator,” swiftly ascended to Amazon’s #1 bestseller spot within days of its launch and subsequently clinched the Golden Book of the Year Award for 2024.

Additionally, as Director of Business Transformation at Zenesis Corporation, Dubai, he continues to drive change. He’s also an educator and thought leader in AI, conducting boot camps and webinars to simplify AI tool usage for professionals.

His expertise in design thinking, data storytelling, digital workflow automation, and cognitive bots is transforming businesses globally, cementing his status as a holistic consultant in the digital era.