Kevin BeaumontJun 17, 2025

“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 …

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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.

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@GossiTheDog is this the research they tried to hide when the results came out that didn't support their push for AI?
Jun 17, 2025 at 1:59pmWeb