Does AI increase cognitive abilities, decrease them, or a little bit of each? And what are its implications for identification and development of the gifted?
The people who would have been gifted before, remain gifted, and those who would not have been gifted, continue not to be. I would argue that the answer is “yes,” because Generative AI uniquely is doing some of the higher-level cognitive work, not merely the lower-level supportive cognitive work that supports the higher-level cognitive work. 16:1498132. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1498132, PubMed Abstract | Crossref Full Text | Google ScholarKlingbeil, A., Grützner, C., and Schreck, P. (2024). doi: 10.1017/s0272263100000589 Crossref Full Text | Google ScholarRomán-González, M., and Pérez-González, J.-C. (2024). BMJ 391. doi: 10.1136/bmj.r2239, PubMed Abstract | Crossref Full Text | Google ScholarSturgeon, T. (1958).
Source: The Guardian January 22, 2026 09:36 UTC
