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Is ChatGPT making us dumber? A new MIT study claims using AI tools causes cognitive issues, and it’s not the first – Microsoft has already warned about ‘diminished independent problem-solving’
While enterprises and consumers alike continue flocking to AI tools, studies into their cognitive impact are coming in thick and fast – and it’s not good news. A recent study from MIT’s Media Lab suggests that using AI tools impacts brain activity. The study saw 54 subjects – ranging in age from 18 to 39 years old – divided into…
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Microsoft says AI tools such as Copilot or ChatGPT are affecting critical thinking at work – staff using the technology encounter ‘long-term reliance and diminished independent problem-solving’
Using generative AI at work may impact the critical thinking skills of employees — and that’s according to Microsoft. Researchers at Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University surveyed 319 knowledge workers in an attempt to study the impact of generative AI at work, raising concerns about what the rise of the technology means for our brains. Concerns about the negative impact…
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