Ep. 370: Deep Work in the Age of AI - Deep Questions with Cal Newport

A recent study called into question a core assumption about the generative AI revolution: that these tools, at the very least, will make us more productive. In this episode, Cal dives deep into the study and argues that when it comes to efforts that require deep work, AI can sometimes make things worse. He then answers listener questions and then takes a closer look at an article claiming that the lack of Wi-Fi in a West Virginia school is making their students dumber. Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: <a href="http://bit.ly/3U3sTvo">bit.ly/3U3sTvo</a>Video from today’s episode: <a href="http://youtube.com/calnewportmedia">youtube.com/calnewportmedia</a>Deep Dive: Deep Work in the Age of AI [0:38]<ul><li>Can ChatGPT chats act as single purpose notebooks for projects? [26:16]</li><li>When should I apply active recall? [29:34]</li><li>Do you have insights into AI’s ...