Working Hard with Grace Beverley How to think clearly in the age of AI, anti-intellectualism, and doomscrolling with Shae Omonijo
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Feb 9, 2026 Shae Omonijo, a Harvard PhD candidate and intellectual historian, explores how ideas form and how AI shapes thought. She discusses AI weakening critical skills, the rise of anti-intellectualism, practical ways to protect attention, and how to use AI to amplify—not replace—creativity. Short, actionable strategies for reading, arguing, privacy, and future-proofing careers are highlighted.
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Prioritize Privacy And Push For Regulation
- Demand privacy-first AI and stronger regulations to protect personal data and prevent harmful outputs.
- Avoid sharing sensitive information with chatbots and push for legal protections about stored data.
Make AI Challenge Your Assumptions
- Prompt AI to expose assumptions and counterarguments instead of producing agreeable outputs.
- Ask it to list opposing views and how competitors might critique your idea.
Execution Beats Idea Generation
- Execution and unique lived experience matter more than idea generation, because AI can cover many ideation tasks.
- Shae urges mastering execution and showcasing how you implement ideas in your domain.
