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Even brief AI use could hurt your ability to think, a new study finds

Digital Trends·Rachit Agarwal·25 days ago
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Home Emerging Tech News AI gives you answers fast, but a new study suggests it might be costing you something more valuable. Karla Hernandez / Unsplash A new study from researchers at Carnegie Mellon, MIT, Oxford, and UCLA suggests that using an AI chatbot for just 10 minutes could negatively impact your ability to think and problem-solve. And honestly, the findings are a little alarming. As reported by Wired , the researchers asked participants to solve problems, including simple fractions and reading comprehension tasks. Some participants were given access to an AI assistant that could solve the problem for them. When the AI was suddenly removed, those participants were far more likely to give up or get the answer wrong. In other words, the moment the AI crutch was gone, people struggled. Should we be worried about what AI is doing to our brains? Michiel Bakker, an assistant professor at MIT who worked on the study, is careful not to sound like a doomsayer.…

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