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AI could harm your critical thinking skills. Should that change how you use it?

A study from MIT's Media Lab looked into the risks of AI dependency on our brains. The results were scary.

The tests aimed to record not only how cognitive function behaved during essay writing while using brain-only, LLMs, or search engines but also how it changed following prolonged LLM usage. (Image credit: Andrew Myrick / Android Central)The results painted a clear picture: brain activity and engagement decreased with the amount of external tools needed. When the LLM users were asked to use only their brains to write the final essay, the participants "showed weaker neural connectivity and under-engagement of alpha and beta networks."

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