Putin is well aware of the West's soft power, which dwarfs even their hard power. Russians love Western games, movies, and music. This is a desperate bid to sequester Russia's youth from the West.
Our big brains exist because of evolutionary pressure. If we relieve that pressure by having AI do all the thinking for us, then yeah, we're going to get dumber. It's very much a "use it or lose it" thing. Mother Nature is under no obligation to...