🤔🧠 Is AI Killing Critical Thinking?

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This week’s Dispatch is packed with big ideas and bold moves shaking up the tech world. Are we outsourcing our brains to AI? Big Think has some sharp opinions on how critical thinking might be taking a hit. Meanwhile, China’s viral AI app, DeepSeek, is sending shockwaves through the industry—could it deflate the AI gold rush or spark the next big boom?

We’re also diving into AI-powered medicine, apps that tackle road rage, and groundbreaking tech that could end animal testing for good. Plus, Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn’s cofounder, is making waves in AI drug discovery.

From ethical dilemmas to futuristic breakthroughs, this week’s issue has it all.

Here are the stories shaping tomorrow... 🚀

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🤔🧠 Is AI Killing Critical Thinking?
As AI answers our questions faster than we can think, are we losing our ability to reason and reflect? Big Think argues we might be outsourcing our brains to machines. Are they right? (🔗 Link)

📱🚀 DeepSeek: China’s Viral AI App is Shaking Up the Scene
DeepSeek, a Chinese AI app, is causing panic in the tech world. It claims to rival OpenAI's capabilities at a fraction of the cost. Tech stocks are plummeting faster than a skydiver without a parachute. Is this the end of the AI gold rush, or just the beginning of a new era? (🔗 Link)

🫧💥 AI Bubble: Will DeepSeek Pop It or Pump It Up?
Venture capitalists are pouring billions into AI, but DeepSeek’s rise has them rethinking the hype. Are we on the verge of a major AI market correction? Is it time to cash out your crypto and go all-in on Chinese AI, or is this just another tech hype train? Probably not… (🔗 Link)

🤖🩺 LinkedIn Founder's New Gig: Teaching AI to Play Doctor
Reid Hoffman, the guy who helped you land your last job, is now trying to save your life. His new AI company, Manas AI, just raised $24.6 million to revolutionize drug discovery. From professional networking to professional life-saving – talk about a career pivot! (🔗 Link)

🚗🤬 Road Rage: There's an App for That!
Imagine if your car could sense your rising blood pressure and play soothing whale sounds before you flip off that guy who cut you off. From calming playlists to mood-sensing dashboards, innovation might just save your sanity—and your insurance premiums! (🔗 Link)

🧠🔬 Organoids, AI, and the End of Animal Testing?
Human organoids—3D organ proxies—are transforming drug discovery and toxicology, reducing the need for animal testing. In this podcast, hear how AI, stem cell science, and microfluidics are converging to create faster, safer, and more ethical breakthroughs in medicine. (🔗 Link)

🔤🤯 Bet you didn’t know this…
The letter A is the second most common in English—but it doesn’t appear in the spelling of any number from 1 to 999. Mind blown yet? Keep counting! (🔗 Link)

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