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AI AND THE HUMAN MIND: DARWIN MAKES ITSIMPLE
Au ho : D Sandeep Kuma Gup a
ABSTRACT
A i icial In elligence Cas ing i s own spell on he li e o man, A i icial in elligence is
s eamlining wo k and ans o ming he way he human mind hinks. This pape in es iga es
whe he such an inc easingly in ensi e eliance on AI migh impac he capaci y o adap ou
hinking, memo y, and p oblem-sol ing capaci y. I is app oached in he aming o he Da win
law o na u al selec ion o gi e conside a ion o whe he diminished men al s imula ion could
a ec subsequen e olu ion. O e all, based on neu oscience, psychology, and case s udies, we
discuss he wo sides o he cogni i e e ec o AI
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1.
INTRODUCTION
A i icial in elligence has pene a ed e e y aspec o e e yday li e: na iga ion sys em,
communica ion, eaching and ea men . We a e using oday AI ools in image Gene a ion (a e
we losing ou c ea i i y?), p og amming (a e we losing easoning? ), making p esen a ions (a e
we losing ou sense o hinking? ) e c e c. I inc eases p oduc ion and, a he same ime,
dec eases men al e o . The p inciple o descen wi h modi ica ion p oposed by Da win he e
implies ha ea u es ha ha e ne e been used migh wi he a e long pe iods o ime. Is i
possible ha in case o u he eplacemen o men al p ocesses by a i icial in elligence, he
aspec s o cogni i e ac i i y will ake he same way?
The Theo y o E olu ion by Na u al Selec ion Da win
E olu ion is a esul o na u al selec ion which is obse ed o e he cou se o ime and consis s
in he su i al and ep oduc ion chances o indi iduals wi h he ai s which a e mo e adjus ed o
hei en i onmen being highe compa ed o he ones o o he indi iduals.
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The e is a Change in Popula ions
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The indi iduals belonging o he same species di e in e ms o physical and beha io al
cha ac e is ics.
Rep oduc ion o he B ainchild
Animals bea mo e young han he su oundings can ca y and his esul s in s uggle.
The Figh o Exis ence
People a e o ced o s uggle wi h one ano he o li e because o lack o esou ces.
Su i al o he Fi es
The indi iduals ha possess bene icial cha ac e is ics (can be adap ed o he en i onmen be e )
ha e a highe chance o su i e and mul iply.
He i abili y o T ai s
Ad an ageous cha ac e is ics ge ans e ed o o sp ing, hus hey gain popula i y.
Time O e Specia ion
Change may build up o e many gene a ions o gi e ise o o he species.
and wi h he la e g ow h o ou mind, ou mind has been inc eased and i has been g owing up o
be abou 2 imes wha he ancien s we e in size.
2.
AI’SINFLUENCE ON COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR
2.1
AI-ASSISTED DECISION-MAKING
In a 2022 s udy by Ge lich e al., i was shown ha he e is a nega i e ela ionship
be ween abundan use o AI ools and he c i ical hinking abili y, pa icula ly in he
younge use s.
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IN WORK ENVIRONMENTS,EMPLOYEES WHO USE AI TO MAKE REDUNDANT CHOICES
DISPLAYED SLOWER THINKING WHEN COMPARED TO WORKERS WHO HAVE ANALYTICAL
CAREERS.
2.2
NEUROPLASTICITY AND AI DEPENDENCE
Neu oplas ici y lou ishes in ad e si y. The en i onmen s ha p esen educed
s imula ion because o AI can cause he de e io a ion o neu al pa hways in long- e m
use.
Howe e , he use o AI-enhanced neu o eedback on cogni i e emedia ion has p o ed o
ha e a po en ial o p o ide b ain eo ganiza ion by ewi ing s okes in s oke pa ien s
b ains.
2.3
PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS
THE INFORMATION THAT IS AI-CURATED CAN SUPPORT THE CONFIRMATION
BIAS,LIMITING VIEWS AND MAKING PEOPLE LESS CRITICAL.
THE EMOTIONAL DEREGULATION BASED ON ATTENTION AND MOOD CAN BE VIEWED
AS THE POSSIBLE EFFECT OF THE EMOTIONAL ENGINEERING THROUGH SOCIAL
MEDIA
ALGORITHMS.
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3.
HUMAN MIND, MEMORY AND MENTAL ADAPTATION
3.1
PRIOR TO AND POST AGE OF TECH
Non-calcula o e a: We used o do ma h in ou head; we e en do simple a i hme ic businesses
oday.
P e-mobile imes: a ew dozen phone numbe s we e commi ed o memo y, now hal he olks
canno e en emembe he phone numbe o he spouse.
3.2
CHANGE OF BEHAVIOR
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The e is an inc eased a e o cogni i e o loading h ough he delega ion o men al du ies
owa ds AI. In as much as i p o ides a elie o he mind, i can also cons ic hinking.
3.3. CASE STUDIES
In a s udy conduc ed on humans by Ha a d, i was e ealed ha humans pe o m be e han AI
when i comes o sel -o ien a ion due o he abili y o change wi h he en i onmen mo e han a
compu e .
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In lea ning, s uden s who eso ed o AI in doing hei homewo k ealized poo e p oblem
sol ing sco es as compa ed o hose who employed no mal means.
4.
Human e olu ion and PRINCIPLE o DARWIN
4.1
HOW NATURAL SELECTION ENCOUNTERS NEURAL PLASTICITY
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The concep o Da win: he cha ac e is ics ha a e no used du ing gene a ions can be
los .
In case cogni i e bu den is lowe ed, humans in he u u e can de elop wi h simple b ains he
a oidance o ha is specula ed by esea ch in he Uni e si y o Chicago.
4.2
EVOLUTIONARY DRIFT
A 2025 a icle in ScienceAle says ha AI has he po en ial o p oduce mo e compac b ains
because o a dec ease in cogni i e demands.
Social beha io can also be al e ed in such a ashion ha one inds ewe iends, less capaci y o
empa hize as hei in e ac ion media ed by AI.
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4.3
SYMBIOSIS OF HUMAN-AI
AI can be used c ea i ely o induce cogni ion. As an illus a ion, he AI-assis ed he apy
enhances lexibili y o mind and emo ional con ol.
The ick is o be p oac i e, no a passi e dependen .
5.
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS: AI VS HUMAN COGNITION
Fea u e
Human Mind (P e-AI)
AI-Assis ed Thinking
P oblem Sol ing
Abs ac , in ui i e, emo ional
Algo i hmic, as , pa e n-based
Memo y
Manual ecall, associa i e
Ex e nalized, sea chable
C ea i i y
O iginal, symbolic
Limi ed o lea ned pa e ns
Decision-Making
Based on expe ience, empa hy
Based on da a, isk models
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REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH
Ge lich, M. (2025). AI Tools in Socie y: Impac s on Cogni i e O loading. MDPI
Jou nal
Wal he , C. (2025). The Psychology o AI’s Impac on Human Cogni ion.
Psychology Today
Singh, A. e al. (2025). P o ec ing Human Cogni ion in he Age o AI. a Xi
Gha ehbaghi, A. & Babic, A. (2025). AI in Cogni i e Decline Diagnosis. IOS P ess
Rud o , T. e al. (2024). Neu oplas ici y Mee s AI. MDPI B ain Sciences
De F ei as, J. e al. (2024). How Humans Ou shine AI in Adap ing o Change.
Ha a d Wo king Knowledge
AI Could Sh ink Ou B ains – ScienceAle
A e Smalle B ains he Fu u e? – SciTechDaily
Smalle B ains? Fewe F iends? – The Con e sa ion
7.
CONCLUSION
AI is no some hing ha will ha m on i s own bu ely on hem and you will des oy he cogni i e
s eng h. The p inciple o Da win makes us emembe : wha does no ge used, we can lose. We
should all sea ch ou minds o be able o su i e in a wo ld ha is d i en by a i icial
in elligence, and he echnology is a ool, no a c u ch.
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I is no a sma e machine ha is coming and aking away he u u e, bu a sma e human being
made up o unde s and when he needs o hink on his own.
