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The robots that are going to take our jobs, steal our girlfriends, and eventually turn on us in a Terminator-style apocalypse? Well, I'm here to tell you that it's not quite as dramatic as that. But it is pretty mind-blowing. AI: The Future of Thinking (Or the End of It) According to these brainy folks from the Italian Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (who probably drink way too much espresso and think they're real-life Sherlock Holmes), AI is basically giving our brains a supercharged upgrade. It's like adding a jetpack to your thinking. Or maybe a really smart parrot. They call it " System 0 thinking ," which sounds like something out of a sci-fi novel. Basically, it's this idea that we can use AI to do all the boring, number-crunching stuff that our brains aren't really good at. Like, you know, remembering where you put your keys. Or figuring out how to fold a fitted sheet. It's like having a personal assistant who's always availabl...