The Professor is Live! with Mark Salisbury
The Professor is Live! with Mark Salisbury is a short, practical conversation about life in the age of artificial intelligence. In each fast-paced episode, Mark Salisbury and producer Rikko Smart explore how AI is changing work, school, leadership, and everyday life through stories from the news, expert guests, live audience interaction, humor, and the occasional sarcastic observation. Because in an age of intelligent machines, human judgment still matters.
The Professor is Live! with Mark Salisbury
Episode 12 – AI: Brain Booster or Buster?
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In this episode of The Professor is Live! with Mark Salisbury, producer Rikko and guest Dr. Victor Law tackle the question: is AI making us smarter or dumber? Building on an MIT study suggesting chatbots might dull our thinking, they explore how AI tools can both hinder and enhance human problem-solving. Dr. Law argues that when used wisely, AI doesn’t weaken our minds—it frees us to focus on creativity, critical thinking, and deeper learning.