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Ancient warning on reading's impact on memory resurfaces in AI age

Plato, in a dialogue featuring his teacher Socrates, wrote approximately 2,400 years ago about the potential for reading to diminish memory. This ancient warning is being revisited in the current age of artificial intelligence. AI

IMPACT Ancient philosophical texts are being re-examined for insights into the potential cognitive impacts of new technologies.

RANK_REASON Article discusses an ancient text's relevance to a modern issue, framed as opinion/commentary.

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Ancient warning on reading's impact on memory resurfaces in AI age

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Around 2,400 years ago, # Plato wrote a dialogue featuring a warning from his teacher # Socrates that reading would erode our memories. The prescient passage is

    Around 2,400 years ago, # Plato wrote a dialogue featuring a warning from his teacher # Socrates that reading would erode our memories. The prescient passage is worth reading (or re-reading) in the # AI age. Please check out this week's free essay on my personal blog for more! ht…