# From Homo Sapiens to Homo Agenticus Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/bots-bosses-english-6903450/from-homo-sapiens-to-homo-agenticus Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/bots-bosses-english-6903450/from-homo-sapiens-to-homo-agenticus.md Podcast: [Bots & Bosses (english)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bots-bosses-english-6903450) Published: 2026-06-07T04:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://leadersofai.com Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/63b09f98-7daf-48cb-9ab7-e92c6e61315e.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bots-bosses-english-6903450/episodes/from-homo-sapiens-to-homo-agenticus Duration seconds: 301 ## Resource In this episode, it’s about the AI paradox: why strategically outsourcing routine work to AI does not automatically make us more superficial, but—at best—can help us reflect better. You’ll learn: - why the debate about “lazy-thinking students” misses the point - what Wang and Zhang found in their study with 912 students - why cognitive offloading does not automatically mean less thinking - why efficiency and critical review do not contradict each other - what we mean by the term Homo Agenticus Sources and mentions: - Wang & Zhang (2026): - More about Leaders of AI: - Newsletter: ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bots-bosses-english-6903450/episodes/from-homo-sapiens-to-homo-agenticus/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/bots-bosses-english-6903450/from-homo-sapiens-to-homo-agenticus.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.