Kevin Beaumont“Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels.”
https://www.media.mit.edu/publications/your-brain-on-chatgpt/
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.
Adrian Sanabria@GossiTheDog overdependence on search engines has similar results for the same reasons
Alexandre Dufresne@sawaba @GossiTheDog To be fair, the same can be said of any tool like GPS making you bad at orienting yourself or Stack overflow making you lazy.
Being uncomfortable and struggling is part of problem solving and one should put themselves in that position to stay fresh.
Luke Rufkahr@dufresnetech @sawaba @GossiTheDog
So true. I used a GPS for months on my commute to school only to not remember how to get there.
The moment I printed out instructions, could I begin to recall my trip
I think mapquest is making a comeback :P