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"Is AI Rotting Our Brains?" lightning talks

An evening of short-form public talks with neuron.ai Austria on what daily AI use does to attention, memory and judgement.

Co-organizer Dec 2025 with neuron.ai Austria
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The format

Lightning talks, then open floor. Short enough that speakers have to commit to an argument and an audience that pushes back.

Why this topic

Cognitive offloading is the part of AI adoption that affects everyone in the room personally, which makes it the most useful entry point for a public audience.

In the room
Illustration of a full auditorium seen from the back rows during a talk
A full room. The audience side of the work.
Illustration of people talking in small groups during a networking break
The break. Where most of the connecting happens.