I watch the world today and I worry. Everywhere I look, especially the younger generation are relying on AI to do what their brains once did naturally. Writing, planning, solving problems, even remembering things, all handed over to machines. It is convenient, yes, but I can’t help feeling it comes with a terrifying cost.

Our brains are like muscles

They need exercise. When we stop challenging them, when AI does all the thinking, mental decay sets in. Neurons that once fired constantly begin to idle. Memory, creativity, problem-solving, these abilities start to fade. I see it happening, quietly, everywhere.

I wish researchers could find a way to measure this neural shutdown, to quantify how much potential is being lost. Because if it continues, we risk creating a generation whose natural intelligence is almost useless. A generation that may know how to rely on machines but struggles to think for itself.

This isn’t science fiction. 

The signs are subtle but real. People forget small things, struggle with focus, and find thinking deeply exhausting. Every time we let AI do the work, we let our brains weaken just a little more. And the danger grows silently, like a shadow spreading across our minds.

We need to take note, to act, to challenge ourselves, and encourage others to do the same. If we don’t, the very organ that defines us, our brain, could become an idle relic, incapable of realizing its full potential.

The question is urgent and simple: will we use our brains, or will we let them die quietly while AI does all the thinking?