Technology, particularly GPS, is impacting human intelligence by diminishing our natural abilities. A 2020 study indicates that frequent GPS users show a decline in spatial navigation skills, linked to a shrinking brain region responsible for memory and orientation. In contrast to earlier times, when navigating required studying maps and engaging with our environment, today individuals often rely solely on apps, reducing cognitive engagement. This raises critical questions about the implications of outsourcing human thought processes to machines and the resultant loss of unique human traits.
The very tools designed to make our lives smarter are quietly eroding our own intelligence, raising fundamental questions about being human in this era.
People who regularly use GPS are gradually losing their spatial navigation abilities, evidenced by a 2020 study showing a shrinking brain region responsible for memory and spatial orientation.
Before GPS, reaching an unfamiliar destination required actively engaging our brains in problem-solving—studying maps and memorizing landmarks.
Outsourcing our thinking to machines risks blurring the distinctions between humans and the robots we create.
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