“Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels.”

https://www.media.mit.edu/publications/your-brain-on-chatgpt/

Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task – MIT Media Lab

This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine, and …

MIT Media Lab

Microsoft researchers say an overdependency on AI tools like Copilot negatively impacts people's critical thinking capabilities.

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/copilot-and-chatgpt-makes-you-dumb-new-microsoft-study

Will an overreliance on Copilot and ChatGPT make you dumb? A new Microsoft study says AI 'atrophies' critical thinking: "I already feel like I have lost some brain cells."

Microsoft researchers say an overdependency on AI tools like Copilot negatively impacts people's critical thinking capabilities.

Windows Central
I’m refusing to on board to Copilot at work. I’m the only person. When asked why I sent them the MIT and Microsoft research papers as openers.
@GossiTheDog AI is OK for me as long it stays in a Browser Window.

@masek
And that page in that browser window is served is served from a fossil fuel-powered, dinking water-guzzling DC near you.

@GossiTheDog

@dzwiedziu @masek @GossiTheDog and so is all the internet traffic ever. what is your point?

@lukerufkahr
The Internet is occasionally beneficially and runs on more or less efficient infrastructure.

The slop extruders run inefficient algorithms and add up to that cost exponentially, providing no benefits to the general society.

@masek @GossiTheDog