🧠 MIT researchers just dropped a bombshell study proving that using AI chatbots like ChatGPT literally makes your brain work less - and the effects stick around even after you stop using AI. We dive deep into the 206-page research paper that shows how AI shortcuts create "cognitive debt" and why your brain becomes lazy when you rely on AI tools.
🔍 Key Findings:
• Brain activity significantly decreases when using AI vs manual work
• AI users showed 83.3% failure rate in quoting their own essays
• "Cognitive debt" persists even after stopping AI use
• Search engines maintain better brain engagement than AI chatbots
• Most AI-generated content was low-effort copy-paste work
🔗 Relevant Links
Overview: https://www.media.mit.edu/projects/yo...
Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872
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