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Dana Daher: Reclaiming Human Thinking in the Age of AI Shortcuts
Are we outsourcing too much of our thinking to AI?
In this thought-provoking episode, Phil Fersht sits down with HFS’s own Dana Daher, a trained anthropologist and research leader, to talk about how GenAI is subtly reshaping how we think, work, and show up.
Dana explores the idea of cognitive erosion—what happens when we rely so heavily on GenAI that we stop building our own creative, critical, and strategic muscles. She explains why this matters now, especially for the next generation of workers, and how leaders can protect what makes us uniquely human.
This isn’t about resisting…
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