Cognitive Offloading in the Age of AI | Paris de L´Etraz | TEDxIEMadrid
What happens when we stop thinking for ourselves? In this eye-opening TEDx talk, Paris de l’Etraz explores how AI is reshaping our cognitive habits — and the risks we face when we rely too heavily on it. Through the story of Ramon, a student losing confidence and identity through AI dependence, de l’Etraz challenges us to rethink our relationship with technology. Highlighting the dangers of cognitive offloading, the talk offers urgent strategies to rebuild critical thinking and emotional resilience. AI isn’t the problem — our habits are. Paris de l’Etraz has spent over 20 years in investment banking and venture capital,
mainly at UBS and ABN AMRO Bank. In 1999, he received his first of two patents
regarding business contact networking. Since 2005, he has been in the business of
raising funds, setting up new companies, and selling or buying companies through his
investment banking boutique Amazing Lab in Switzerland..
Today, he runs the Venture Lab, Europe’s largest Business School Accelerator, at IE
Business School where teaches entrepreneurship as well as Corporate Innovation at
many of the world’s largest companies. He has accelerated over 2,500 startups in the
last 12 years and also co-runs the Accelerator in Azerbaiján for the Ministry of
Education as well as the FoodService Accelerator for TDF in KSA among many other
entrepreneurship programs in the GCC.
Paris is presently Chairman of the Applied Innovation Institute in Silicon Valley and
Singapore, Board member of Nesma technology and many more. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
What happens when we stop thinking for ourselves? In this eye-opening TEDx talk, Paris de l’Etraz explores how AI is reshaping our cognitive habits — and the risks we face when we rely too heavily on it. Through the story of Ramon, a student losing confidence and identity through AI dependence, de l’Etraz challenges us to rethink our relationship with technology. Highlighting the dangers of cognitive offloading, the talk offers urgent strategies to rebuild critical thinking and emotional resilience. AI isn’t the problem — our habits are. Paris de l’Etraz has spent over 20 years in investment banking and venture capital,
mainly at UBS and ABN AMRO Bank. In 1999, he received his first of two patents
regarding business contact networking. Since 2005, he has been in the business of
raising funds, setting up new companies, and selling or buying companies through his
investment banking boutique Amazing Lab in Switzerland..
Today, he runs the Venture Lab, Europe’s largest Business School Accelerator, at IE
Business School where teaches entrepreneurship as well as Corporate Innovation at
many of the world’s largest companies. He has accelerated over 2,500 startups in the
last 12 years and also co-runs the Accelerator in Azerbaiján for the Ministry of
Education as well as the FoodService Accelerator for TDF in KSA among many other
entrepreneurship programs in the GCC.
Paris is presently Chairman of the Applied Innovation Institute in Silicon Valley and
Singapore, Board member of Nesma technology and many more. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
