{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/68791e6cb93bd5454dd2814c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why AI is making us stupid and what we can do about it","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1752768201113-40b1fb59-d79b-4e14-b7a0-17f43f217445.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Students are getting AI to write their essays and it’s hard to spot the difference. Professor Niall Ferguson says AI is bad for our brains, but he has a plan to save education.</p><p><br></p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: </em><a href=\"http://thetimes.com/thestory\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>http://thetimes.com/thestory</em></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Guest: Professor Niall Ferguson, Times Columnist.</p><p>Host:&nbsp; Luke Jones.</p><p>Producer: Shabnam Grewal.</p><p>Further reading: <a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/article/196414b8-96ba-4e7a-971d-2101226b1d7e?shareToken=4ddbc477ef0f1b5ff3a1eeb8f37eb1b7\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">AI’s great brain robbery — and how universities can fight back</a></p><p>Further listening:<strong>&nbsp; </strong><a href=\"https://embed.acast.com/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/685d575747311de1b6f20a41\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">One day in the life and death of an AI chatbot</a></p><p>Clips:&nbsp;</p><p>Photo: Getty Images.</p><p>Get in touch: <a href=\"mailto:thestory@thetimes.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thestory@thetimes.com</a></p>","author_name":"The Times"}