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Study warns heavy AI reliance may weaken workers' critical thinking

An enterprise data and AI executive argues that companies focused on AI's financial costs—compute, licensing, infrastructure—are ignoring a subtler expense: the erosion of employees' cognitive skills. Citing MIT Media Lab EEG research showing reduced brain activity in people who relied solely on ChatGPT versus those working unaided, the piece warns that unused mental faculties like judgment and original thought can atrophy.

entrepreneur.com · 2026-09-18

EDB argues AI agent governance must be enforced at the database, not the app layer

EDB contends that as enterprises deploy autonomous AI agents capable of acting without human approval, traditional guardrails built into agent instructions or monitoring layers are insufficient to stop unauthorized actions. Instead, the company argues that governance rules must be enforced directly at the operational data layer, in real time, since agents create risk precisely by touching, querying and transforming data.

venturebeat.com · 2026-08-27