MIT Media Lab just released a 200-page study exploring how large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT affect the human brain.
Spoiler: it\u2019s not good news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Researchers asked three groups of students to write essays:
One used ChatGPT, the second used Google,
The third went old-school\u2014with just chocolate (and cheat sheets, though that part didn\u2019t make the paper).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While they wrote, researchers monitored their brain activity using EEG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Brains worked less when students had AI assistance. Those using ChatGPT showed the lowest brain engagement.
The results? Boring, generic essays\u2014and students couldn\u2019t even recall what they wrote.\nWorse, they felt less satisfied with their work\u2014an early warning sign of AI-induced burnout or depression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AI makes knowledge more accessible, but at the cost of deeper cognitive effort.\nStudents using LLMs showed signs of weaker memory, reduced critical thinking, and overall dependence on external tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AI doesn\u2019t make you smarter\u2014it makes you less capable of learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Do you use AI in your studies or work? Have you noticed a shift in how you think?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the next post, I\u2019ll show you how I build custom AI bots in five minutes using just voice notes.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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