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Extending Minds with Generative AI

A. Clark

Human-AI collaborations are becoming our default — we naturally build hybrid thinking systems that fluidly incorporate non-biological resources, prompting a rethink of both threats and promises ahead. Research conducted by Andy Clark (University of Sussex, Brighton, UK).... show more

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Abstract

As human-AI collaborations become the norm, we should remind ourselves that it is our basic nature to build hybrid thinking systems – ones that fluidly incorporate non-biological resources. Recognizing this invites us to change the way we think about both the threats and promises of the coming age.

Publisher

Nature Communications

Published On

May 19, 2025

Authors

Andy Clark

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-59906-9

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