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The End of Thinking - Derek Thompson

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The rise of AI's "thinking" machines is not the problem. The decline of thinking people is.

The End of Thinking The rise of AI's "thinking" machines is not the problem. The decline of thinking people is. Derek Thompson Sep 24, 2025 1,705 122 415 Share This is an expanded and revised version of an essay that originally ran in The Argument, an online magazine where I am a contributing writer. Subscribe to The Argument Photo by Sanika V on Unsplash In the last few months, top AI executives and thinkers have offered an eerily specific and troubling prediction about how long it will be before artificial intelligence takes over the economy. The message is: “YOU HAVE 18 MONTHS.” By the summ

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