BlamellorsIranians call Trump erratic and Israel puppet
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/trump-erratic-behavior-iran-israel-war
Thems fighting words.
AnthonyThis preprint on arXiv from CMU, Oxford, MIT and UCLA adds to the growing list of harms that overuse of AI tools are implicated in.
I would suggest that folks who think using AI is great for mathematicians should think again. It seems as little as 10 minutes of use can be problematic. What else do we know that provides short-term gains at the expense of long-term loss?
Here, through a series of randomized controlled trials on human-AI interactions (N = 1,222), we provide causal evidence for two key consequences of AI assistance: reduced persistence and impairment of unassisted performance. Across a variety of tasks, including mathematical reasoning and reading comprehension, we find that although AI assistance improves performance in the short-term, people perform significantly worse without AI and are more likely to give up. Notably, these effects emerge after only brief interactions with AI (approximately 10 minutes). These findings are particularly concerning because persistence is foundational to skill acquisition and is one of the strongest predictors of long-term learning.
From AI Assistance Reduces Persistence and Hurts Independent Performance, on arXiv https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.04721
#AI #GenAI #GenerativeAI #AgenticAI #AIAssistants #CognitiveImpairment #math #MathematicalReasoning #ReadingComprehension
I would suggest that folks who think using AI is great for mathematicians should think again. It seems as little as 10 minutes of use can be problematic. What else do we know that provides short-term gains at the expense of long-term loss?
Here, through a series of randomized controlled trials on human-AI interactions (N = 1,222), we provide causal evidence for two key consequences of AI assistance: reduced persistence and impairment of unassisted performance. Across a variety of tasks, including mathematical reasoning and reading comprehension, we find that although AI assistance improves performance in the short-term, people perform significantly worse without AI and are more likely to give up. Notably, these effects emerge after only brief interactions with AI (approximately 10 minutes). These findings are particularly concerning because persistence is foundational to skill acquisition and is one of the strongest predictors of long-term learning.
From AI Assistance Reduces Persistence and Hurts Independent Performance, on arXiv https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.04721
#AI #GenAI #GenerativeAI #AgenticAI #AIAssistants #CognitiveImpairment #math #MathematicalReasoning #ReadingComprehension
AI Assistance Reduces Persistence and Hurts Independent Performance
People often optimize for long-term goals in collaboration: A mentor or companion doesn't just answer questions, but also scaffolds learning, tracks progress, and prioritizes the other person's growth over immediate results. In contrast, current AI systems are fundamentally short-sighted collaborators - optimized for providing instant and complete responses, without ever saying no (unless for safety reasons). What are the consequences of this dynamic? Here, through a series of randomized controlled trials on human-AI interactions (N = 1,222), we provide causal evidence for two key consequences of AI assistance: reduced persistence and impairment of unassisted performance. Across a variety of tasks, including mathematical reasoning and reading comprehension, we find that although AI assistance improves performance in the short-term, people perform significantly worse without AI and are more likely to give up. Notably, these effects emerge after only brief interactions with AI (approximately 10 minutes). These findings are particularly concerning because persistence is foundational to skill acquisition and is one of the strongest predictors of long-term learning. We posit that persistence is reduced because AI conditions people to expect immediate answers, thereby denying them the experience of working through challenges on their own. These results suggest the need for AI model development to prioritize scaffolding long-term competence alongside immediate task completion.
illmarksSymptom: MCAS Brain Fog
This post comes to you with a reminder that while “Brain Fog,” is an apt descriptor, it should not be used to undermine the severity of the condition.
“These are fairly identical functional symptoms that people with Long COVID have, to the symptoms that people within a traumatic brain injury have,” says Dr James C Jackson, psychologist specializing on cognitive rehabilitation and Long Covid.
“Strictly speaking, this is not a traumatic brain injury (TBI) because there’s no external trauma. Which is why if we go down deep, this will be not a TBI that people experience. It would be something called an ABI, the lesser-known cousin of a TBI. Acquired Brain Injuries (ABI) happen often due to internal processes, not external medical processes, inflammation, the 101 other mechanisms that drive these injuries. And when we look at the brains of some Long COVID patients, we see brain damage on MRIs, we see indicators that are not dissimilar from those of people with mild cognitive impairment or a mild TBI.“
Dr Jackson is the author of Clearing the Fog: a book on navigating life with the cognitive and mental health impairments that often accompany Long Covid.
Quotes from Dr Jackson’s appearance on the Me Myself & TBI podcast, edited for clarity & brevity.
https://www.illmarks.com/symptom-mcas-brain-fog/
#abi #allergy #art #autoimmune #bodyHorror #bodyMapping #brainFog #brainfog #chemicallySensitive #chronicIllness #cognitive #cognitiveImpairment #cognitiveImpairments #longCovid #longcovid #mastCell #mastcell #medArt #medart #medical #medicalArt #MillionsMissing #neuro #neurology #neuropsych #psychiatry #Psychology #pwLC #pwme #tbi
SadieMy mom lost her sense of smell at least a decade before the worst symptoms of dementia showed up. We had no idea there was a correlation then. 😢
#alz #alzheimersanddementia #CognitiveNeuroscience #CognitiveImpairment #dementia
Nueva evidencia de que los fármacos antidiabéticos de las familias #GLP1RA y #SGLT2is disminuyen la incidencia de #Alzheimer y #demencia en pacientes con #DiabetesMellitus
El Alzheimer parece ser una manifestación de la #diabetes en el cerebro.
#Neuroprotección #Neurología #DeterioroCognitivo #Neuroprotection #Neurology #CognitiveImpairment #Dementia #JAMA
MusiqueNow 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgAq1oRelO0
#AlJazeeraEnglish 2022 #Faultlines
How the #NFL failed its former players , including players racialised as 'Black'
#FuckTheNFL #gridiron #RaceNorming #RogerGoodellIsASCUMBAG #AntiBlackRacism #CapitalismAndRacism #EqualCompensationNOW
#CTE #Compensation #concussion
This is SHOCKING SHIT! At the 16.58 min mark, this #documentary addresses race norming, factoring in the non-existent myth of '#race' when diagnosing players with #cognitiveimpairment who are also racialised as 'black'
How the NFL failed its Black former players | Fault Lines Documentary
Adam Jacobs 🇺🇦The phrase is "Let all Hell break loose", not "let Hell break out".
Someone aging healthily whose cognition was still intact would know that.
Oh, and someone whose cognition was intact wouldn't keep proposing completely unimplementable plans.
If only the US corporate media had made a big thing of warning voters of the danger of voting for an old man with failing cognition during last year's election campaign
CureDigestNew study reveals connection between brain connectivity and cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease - A recent study found a significant correlation between changes in brain connectivity and cognitive impairment in people with Parkinson's disease. This could lead to better understanding and new treatments! #Parkinsons #BrainConnectivity #CognitiveImpairment https://curedigest.com/science-news/parkinsons/brain-connectivity-the-secret-to-unlocking-parkinson-s-cognitive-impairment
RedRobotA new report by Milliman highlights the potential of AI in identifying undiagnosed cognitive impairments, such as Alzheimer's and dementia. #AI #Alzheimers #cognitiveimpairment #dementia #healthcare #Milliman #PredictiveAnalytics #valuebasedcare
A new report by Milliman highlights the potential of AI in identifying undiagnosed cognitive impairments, such as Alzheimer's and dementia. #AI #Alzheimers #cognitiveimpairment #dementia #healthcare #Milliman #PredictiveAnalytics #valuebasedcare