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# Will AI Redefine What It Means to Be Human?
- URL: https://www.thedigitalspeaker.com/will-ai-redefine-what-it-means-to-be-human/
- Published: 2025-01-02T10:59:03.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-27T05:25:33.000Z
- Description: Could artificial intelligence reshape humanity itself, and make our brains smaller?
- Author: Dr Mark van Rijmenam, CSP
- Tags: News, #seo-post-1

Could [artificial intelligence](https://www.thedigitalspeaker.com/ai-keynote-speaker/) reshape humanity itself, and make our brains smaller?

AI isn’t just changing how we live. It may alter the traits that define us. Evolutionary biologist Rob Brooks argues that as AI handles more cognitive and social tasks, humanity could evolve in unexpected ways.

Reliance on AI for memory and knowledge might lead to smaller brains, trading cognitive independence for easier childbirth and collaborative intelligence.

How should we navigate this “Digital Darwinism” to safeguard the essence of humanity?

Read the full article on [The Conversation](https://theconversation.com/smaller-brains-fewer-friends-an-evolutionary-biologist-asks-how-ai-will-change-humanitys-future-244179?ref=thedigitalspeaker.com).

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