March 27, 2026

Why is AI Making Us Dumber? (#142)

In #142: Why is AI Making Us Dumber?, Gregory Favazza dives into the growing crisis of AI misinformation actively degrading our thinking and decision-making abilities. This isn't just a tech issue; it's a threat to human intelligence itself, impacting leadership and daily life. Wake up to how AI is changing who we are.

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Your Transformation Station with Greg Favazza | Episode 142

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Episode Summary

In this episode of YourTransformationStation, Gregory Favazza (@ytsthepodcast) breaks down a crisis most people still aren’t paying attention to. This isn’t just a tech problem. AI misinformation isn’t a glitch. It’s changing how we think, how we decide, and how we interpret reality. While everyone’s focused on the stock market, global leaders are watching something else entirely.The erosion of human judgment.

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Timestamps

00:00:00 Is AI Making Us Stupid

00:00:35 Gregory Favazza

00:00:47 AI-generated Content

00:01:18 Global Risks Report 2026

00:01:39 Misinformation and Disinformation

00:02:30 Everywhere has The Greatest Cup of Coffee

00:03:04 Too many people sound qualified until they're not

00:03:16 Tank Freezes Water So it Can Ride on it

00:03:30 Submarine Takeoff

00:04:50 Death Rays

00:05:14 Let Me know if You Think There's No Such Thing as a Death Ray

00:05:30 People are still Dating AI...

00:05:36 Contextual AI | Overthinking and Digital Transformation

00:05:54 Critical Thinking is Under Attack

00:06:07 What if humans could no longer distinguish fact from fiction?

00:06:41 Subscribe to my channel

References and Links

Global Risks Report 2026

https://www.weforum.org/publications/...

Tank Freezes Water So it Can Ride on it: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=948...

A massive Submarine takeoff with powerful jets engines- futuer of ai: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=168...

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Transcript

Your attention is [ __ ] currency, America. And what are we doing about it? I'll tell you what we're doing about it. We're making ourselves stupid.

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You're listening to a podcast that encourages you to embrace your vulnerabilities and authentic self.

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This is your transformation station, and this is your host, Greg Favaza.

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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to your transformation station. I'm your host, Gregory Favaza. Today's episode

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going to talk about misinformation, how that has continued to affect the public from news,

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from the news, from Jesus Christ, there's so many [ __ ]

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avenues we could talk about with misinformation, but I just don't want to. What I want to talk about is

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generative AI and how that's affecting society. But now the proof is out there that reinforces it.

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There's the uh general global [ __ ] what is it called?

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Global risk perception survey that is happening right now.

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Misinformation is ranked above economic downturn at 7% and this is of 2026.

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Why the [ __ ] is this happening? Why is it got to that point that large decision makers need to get out there and publicize this?

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Is this another point of misinformation that we have to add to the list to understand? I mean,

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when we're looking at misinformation,

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there's the political campaigns with the agenda. I mean, there's this specific type of misinformation. Oh,

2 minutes, 9 seconds

certain presidential campaign, it's a dumbass. Or there's another one that we don't know what's going on. But hey,

2 minutes, 19 seconds

vote for me.

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Not that kind of misinformation or marketing misinformation. When they say they have the greatest cup of coffee in the world, they [ __ ] don't. Okay?

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They do not have the greatest cup of coffee. This is coming from a guy who has literally tried every spot that says it's the greatest. It is all a bunch of [ __ ] nonsense.

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That's why I can't do a resume when I can't put down in a resume saying that I am an expert in this because I have this

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learning mentality that I just want to learn more but now that's affecting me and affecting my confidence when I see somebody putting that they're the expert

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and then I have them get on the show and they really are not teaching us anything but only confirming that I was right to begin with. That's the real [ __ ]

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problem we're facing in America right now. And nobody's doing anything about it. Nobody gives a [ __ ] because do you

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know why the most important facts are being overran with [ __ ] [ __ ]

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videos of generative AI of [ __ ] tanks driving on water that's turning it into frost? Or how about a [ __ ] submarine

3 minutes, 31 seconds

that turns into a spaceship. It just starts flying off and now it's going outside the [ __ ] stratosphere. That's

3 minutes, 38 seconds

the [ __ ] we're looking at right now. Why do we have the energy to create that nonsense?

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It's because views. Your attention is [ __ ] currency, America. And what are we doing about it? I'll tell you what

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we're doing about it. We're making ourselves stupid. Why? Why are we doing that? Because we don't know. And that is

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the serious problem. Misinformation is now at an all-time high. And it's

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right above economic downturn. What are we doing?

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The amount of trailers I've seen on videos and on videos, it's like, is this even real?

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Why do I have to have that be a part of my conscious decisionm?

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It's not only we think we might have said something like, okay, I might have sounded like a dumbass or an [ __ ]

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earlier with this interruption to the show,

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but now I have to question whether a [ __ ] submarine can take off into space.

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Do we really have to go there? Or even is there is really a death ray? because I saw that multiple countries had a

4 minutes, 54 seconds

death ray and it got me going for a split second. I'm like, "Holy [ __ ] Star Wars is finally becoming no.

5 minutes, 6 seconds

There is no [ __ ] death ray." However, I'm sure somebody's going to disagree.

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And if you do, by all means, leave a comment.

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And also leave a comment for all the [ __ ] [ __ ] that you've came across because this is outrageous. But I'm

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curious to know how stupid we can get with finding what's coming out with people dating AI. They're not emotionally available for that.

5 minutes, 34 seconds

No, we're not going back an episode. But I will stress the last episode with having that understanding. Having that

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understanding with critical thinking, it is now being

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challenged more than ever. And what are we doing about it? Are we just accepting it? Are we just accepting the

5 minutes, 59 seconds

possibility that we might not be able to distinguish fact from fiction? That's what we're looking at.

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Is anybody a little anxious about misinformation and being able to articulate what is factual?

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That's all I got for today's episode. I'll see you next time.

Gregory Favazza

Gregory Favazza: Veteran, Host, Leadership Expert

Gregory Favazza is the host of Your Transformation Station, a podcast focused on clarity, discipline, and the psychological mechanics behind real change.

He holds a Master’s degree in Industrial Organizational Psychology and a Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Leadership. His academic training is paired with lived experience as a military veteran who has operated inside high pressure systems where performance, morale, and accountability are not theoretical concepts. They are survival skills.

Gregory approaches transformation clinically rather than motivationally. His conversations cut through surface level advice and expose the systems beneath behavior. Power dynamics. Incentives. Identity. Emotional regulation. Accountability. He challenges guests and listeners to stop reacting, start reading situations accurately, and lead themselves with precision.

His style is direct, controlled, and intentionally uncomfortable for anyone addicted to excuses or performance based confidence. Your Transformation Station attracts leaders, creators, and thinkers who value depth over hype and self control over noise. People who understand that change is not inspirational. It is operational. #podcasts #yourtransformationstation #leadership