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Industry Insights•March 10, 2026

The Curiosity Tax: The Price of Outsourced Thought

115 million @grok replies reveal a troubling pattern: people aren't using AI to think better — they're using it to stop thinking entirely. The cognitive cost is measurable, and the scale is staggering.

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