Having machines remember for us has indeed affected human memory for a long time. Socrates complained that the introduction of writing would damage readers' mem

Having machines remember for us has indeed affected human memory for a long time. Socrates complained that the introduction of writing would damage readers' memorization ability: http://neamathisi.com/literacies/chapter-1-literacies-on-a-human-scale/socrates-on-the-forgetfulness-that-comes-with-writing http://neamathisi.com/literacies/chapter-1-literacies-on-a-h...