Over-reliance on chatbots leads to something called “cognitive debt,” where the ability to remember and analyze declines. On the other end of the spectrum, people can use AI chatbots for accelerated learning.
#artificialintelligence #ai #chatbot #learning #cognitivedebt #technology #tech
#artificialintelligence #ai #chatbot #learning #cognitivedebt #technology #tech
Smart people use AI to get smarter
The technology will either allow your mental abilities to whither and fade — or make you a lot smarter. Choose your adventure.
www.computerworld.com
August 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Over-reliance on chatbots leads to something called “cognitive debt,” where the ability to remember and analyze declines. On the other end of the spectrum, people can use AI chatbots for accelerated learning.
#artificialintelligence #ai #chatbot #learning #cognitivedebt #technology #tech
#artificialintelligence #ai #chatbot #learning #cognitivedebt #technology #tech
🚨💡 A recent MIT study reveals that relying on ChatGPT for writing may weaken student brain connectivity and memory—83% couldn't even quote their own work! 🤔 Is AI helping or hindering our learning? #CognitiveDebt #AIImpact #EducationMatters LINK
June 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
🚨💡 A recent MIT study reveals that relying on ChatGPT for writing may weaken student brain connectivity and memory—83% couldn't even quote their own work! 🤔 Is AI helping or hindering our learning? #CognitiveDebt #AIImpact #EducationMatters LINK
New study: "Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task"
#KI #Texte #Schreiben #bluelz #cognitivedebt
@thorstn.bsky.social
arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872
#KI #Texte #Schreiben #bluelz #cognitivedebt
@thorstn.bsky.social
arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872
Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task
This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine, and Brain-only (no tools). Each completed thr...
arxiv.org
July 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
New study: "Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task"
#KI #Texte #Schreiben #bluelz #cognitivedebt
@thorstn.bsky.social
arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872
#KI #Texte #Schreiben #bluelz #cognitivedebt
@thorstn.bsky.social
arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872
🤖 Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task /// arXiv
> Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels. These results raise concerns ab... https://tiv.today/2025/06/cognitivedebt
> Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels. These results raise concerns ab... https://tiv.today/2025/06/cognitivedebt
June 16, 2025 at 4:44 AM
🤖 Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task /// arXiv
> Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels. These results raise concerns ab... https://tiv.today/2025/06/cognitivedebt
> Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels. These results raise concerns ab... https://tiv.today/2025/06/cognitivedebt
Quoting my PhD friend, "I'm not putting my life into those word generators!" arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872 #CognitiveLoad #AgenticBias #Convenience #CognitiveDebt
Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task
This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine, and Brain-only (no tools). Each completed thr...
arxiv.org
June 17, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Quoting my PhD friend, "I'm not putting my life into those word generators!" arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872 #CognitiveLoad #AgenticBias #Convenience #CognitiveDebt
“The truth does not come without the tax of effort” - watching ‘A Haunting in Venice’ with my folks. Stealing this for thinking about #cognitivedebt
July 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
“The truth does not come without the tax of effort” - watching ‘A Haunting in Venice’ with my folks. Stealing this for thinking about #cognitivedebt
MIT sagt: ChatGPT macht uns zu Copy-Paste-Champions, aber unser Gehirn bleibt auf Standby! 🤖🧠
Wer erinnert sich noch an seinen eigenen Text? Niemand! 😂
#CognitiveDebt #AIProblems
👉 the-decoder.com/mit-study-sh...
Wer erinnert sich noch an seinen eigenen Text? Niemand! 😂
#CognitiveDebt #AIProblems
👉 the-decoder.com/mit-study-sh...
ChatGPT might be draining your brain, MIT warns - what ‘cognitive debt’ means for you
A new MIT study suggests that using AI writing assistants like ChatGPT can lead to what researchers call "cognitive debt" - a state where outsourcing mental effort weakens learning and critical thinki...
the-decoder.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
MIT sagt: ChatGPT macht uns zu Copy-Paste-Champions, aber unser Gehirn bleibt auf Standby! 🤖🧠
Wer erinnert sich noch an seinen eigenen Text? Niemand! 😂
#CognitiveDebt #AIProblems
👉 the-decoder.com/mit-study-sh...
Wer erinnert sich noch an seinen eigenen Text? Niemand! 😂
#CognitiveDebt #AIProblems
👉 the-decoder.com/mit-study-sh...
Very clarifying article about stochastic parrots and the problem of fulfilling capital expectations at any cost.
buff.ly/saGfXyw
#genAI #StochasticParrots #CognitiveDebt #Environment #Ethics
buff.ly/saGfXyw
#genAI #StochasticParrots #CognitiveDebt #Environment #Ethics
AI is zombifying our brains. The iNaturalist saga shows we can fight back
The infestation of generative systems in education, medicine and academia should all be cause for much, much more alarm.
www.crikey.com.au
June 23, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Very clarifying article about stochastic parrots and the problem of fulfilling capital expectations at any cost.
buff.ly/saGfXyw
#genAI #StochasticParrots #CognitiveDebt #Environment #Ethics
buff.ly/saGfXyw
#genAI #StochasticParrots #CognitiveDebt #Environment #Ethics
May 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Does the recent study from MIT about users accruing cognitive debt worry you? It's challenging to keep our minds active and engaged.
For quick actions that you can implement today with any LLM, check this out: theleap.co/creator/anot...
#OperatingInstructions #AICustomInstructions #CognitiveDebt
For quick actions that you can implement today with any LLM, check this out: theleap.co/creator/anot...
#OperatingInstructions #AICustomInstructions #CognitiveDebt
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Check out this digital product: Boost Your Brain with Custom AI Instructions
theleap.co
June 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Does the recent study from MIT about users accruing cognitive debt worry you? It's challenging to keep our minds active and engaged.
For quick actions that you can implement today with any LLM, check this out: theleap.co/creator/anot...
#OperatingInstructions #AICustomInstructions #CognitiveDebt
For quick actions that you can implement today with any LLM, check this out: theleap.co/creator/anot...
#OperatingInstructions #AICustomInstructions #CognitiveDebt
More #cognitivedebt - points for doubling down on using ChatGPT to confirm that the case it hallucinated ‘actually exists’…
Barrister cites fictitious case (from ChatGPT). When challenged by Tribunal, uses ChatGPT to confirm the case exists. This does not go well.
tribunalsdecisions.service.gov.uk/utiac/2025-u...
tribunalsdecisions.service.gov.uk/utiac/2025-u...
Tribunal decisions
tribunalsdecisions.service.gov.uk
September 15, 2025 at 10:39 AM
More #cognitivedebt - points for doubling down on using ChatGPT to confirm that the case it hallucinated ‘actually exists’…
Saw @tomchatfield.bsky.social last week, and he gave me a sneak peek at his forthcoming book ‘How To Think Clearly’, where he’d pointed to my #cognitivedebt coinage from earlier this year.
So I have written a proper page laying out the thinking, examples etc… smithery.com/cognitive-de...
So I have written a proper page laying out the thinking, examples etc… smithery.com/cognitive-de...
Cognitive Debt
“Cognitive Debt is where you forgo the thinking in order just to get the answers, but have no real idea of why the answers are what they are.” Artefacts Newsletter #247, April 25th, 2025 I first wr…
smithery.com
October 3, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Saw @tomchatfield.bsky.social last week, and he gave me a sneak peek at his forthcoming book ‘How To Think Clearly’, where he’d pointed to my #cognitivedebt coinage from earlier this year.
So I have written a proper page laying out the thinking, examples etc… smithery.com/cognitive-de...
So I have written a proper page laying out the thinking, examples etc… smithery.com/cognitive-de...
and developing economies, which are leapfrogging straight to native, widespread #AI adoption, may view things differently. The #cognitiveDebt that we are leaving for younger people in advanced economies may be their opportunity. It will be our duty to pay attention. For now, though, 3/4
October 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
and developing economies, which are leapfrogging straight to native, widespread #AI adoption, may view things differently. The #cognitiveDebt that we are leaving for younger people in advanced economies may be their opportunity. It will be our duty to pay attention. For now, though, 3/4
A MIT study using EEGs of the brain, linguistic analysis, and post-task interviews found that using ChatGPT weakened participants’ neural connectivity, memory, and sense of ownership over their writing. #cognitivedebt arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872
Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task
This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine, and Brain-only (no tools). Each completed thr...
arxiv.org
June 28, 2025 at 12:41 PM
A MIT study using EEGs of the brain, linguistic analysis, and post-task interviews found that using ChatGPT weakened participants’ neural connectivity, memory, and sense of ownership over their writing. #cognitivedebt arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872
MIT’s latest study raises a red flag: Relying on ChatGPT may lower brain activity & critical thinking.
The researchers call it “Cognitive Debt.”
Are we gaining convenience but losing our minds?
#CognitiveDebt #AIandThinking #ChatGPT #MITAIStudy
The researchers call it “Cognitive Debt.”
Are we gaining convenience but losing our minds?
#CognitiveDebt #AIandThinking #ChatGPT #MITAIStudy
June 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
MIT’s latest study raises a red flag: Relying on ChatGPT may lower brain activity & critical thinking.
The researchers call it “Cognitive Debt.”
Are we gaining convenience but losing our minds?
#CognitiveDebt #AIandThinking #ChatGPT #MITAIStudy
The researchers call it “Cognitive Debt.”
Are we gaining convenience but losing our minds?
#CognitiveDebt #AIandThinking #ChatGPT #MITAIStudy
Your Brain on Autopilot: How AI Turns Busybrains into Cozybrains (and What to Do About It)
READ MORE HERE: dammedifyoudont.blogspot.com/2025/11/your...
#YourBrainOnAI #CognitiveDebt #ChatGPT #MITMediaLab #ThinkFirstThenAsk #EdTechConcerns #NeuralPlasticity #ProductivityVsWisdom #PromptResponsibly
READ MORE HERE: dammedifyoudont.blogspot.com/2025/11/your...
#YourBrainOnAI #CognitiveDebt #ChatGPT #MITMediaLab #ThinkFirstThenAsk #EdTechConcerns #NeuralPlasticity #ProductivityVsWisdom #PromptResponsibly
November 1, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Your Brain on Autopilot: How AI Turns Busybrains into Cozybrains (and What to Do About It)
READ MORE HERE: dammedifyoudont.blogspot.com/2025/11/your...
#YourBrainOnAI #CognitiveDebt #ChatGPT #MITMediaLab #ThinkFirstThenAsk #EdTechConcerns #NeuralPlasticity #ProductivityVsWisdom #PromptResponsibly
READ MORE HERE: dammedifyoudont.blogspot.com/2025/11/your...
#YourBrainOnAI #CognitiveDebt #ChatGPT #MITMediaLab #ThinkFirstThenAsk #EdTechConcerns #NeuralPlasticity #ProductivityVsWisdom #PromptResponsibly
Part two of a three part series of the Artefacts newsletter - what does an LLM look like, and how does that help us think about how we use them?
buttondown.com/artefacts/ar...
#cognitivedebt #ai #llm
buttondown.com/artefacts/ar...
#cognitivedebt #ai #llm
August 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Part two of a three part series of the Artefacts newsletter - what does an LLM look like, and how does that help us think about how we use them?
buttondown.com/artefacts/ar...
#cognitivedebt #ai #llm
buttondown.com/artefacts/ar...
#cognitivedebt #ai #llm
Related to my last post, some warnings and advices about using genAI (LLM). Loving these:
- "You may be trading productivity today for dumbasses in the future."
- "If you're a worker, know how to leverage AI but don't lean on it too much."
bit.ly/3HKFlhV
#genAI #LLM #CognitiveDebt #CriticalThinking
- "You may be trading productivity today for dumbasses in the future."
- "If you're a worker, know how to leverage AI but don't lean on it too much."
bit.ly/3HKFlhV
#genAI #LLM #CognitiveDebt #CriticalThinking
What genAI, cognitive debt will mean for enterprises and future workforce
Generative AI has been seen as a boon for productivity, but it may not be making the workforce any smarter. In fact, enterprises may want to start thinking about cognitive debt from AI usage and a…
www.constellationr.com
June 23, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Related to my last post, some warnings and advices about using genAI (LLM). Loving these:
- "You may be trading productivity today for dumbasses in the future."
- "If you're a worker, know how to leverage AI but don't lean on it too much."
bit.ly/3HKFlhV
#genAI #LLM #CognitiveDebt #CriticalThinking
- "You may be trading productivity today for dumbasses in the future."
- "If you're a worker, know how to leverage AI but don't lean on it too much."
bit.ly/3HKFlhV
#genAI #LLM #CognitiveDebt #CriticalThinking
My latest piece unpacks cognitive offloading vs. cognitive debt. davidpblross.substack.com/p/will-overu... #Education #AI #CognitiveDebt #TeachingTools #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #artificialintelligence
Will Overuse of AI Cause Cognitive Debt for Learners?
Educators have warned for decades that calculators, spellcheck, and Google would erode student thinking. Now, AI brings a new twist: cognitive debt.My new post explores why cognitive offloading (using...
davidpblross.substack.com
July 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
My latest piece unpacks cognitive offloading vs. cognitive debt. davidpblross.substack.com/p/will-overu... #Education #AI #CognitiveDebt #TeachingTools #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #artificialintelligence
ChatGPT and “cognitive debt”: New study suggests AI might be hurting your brain’s ability to think #Science #HealthandMedicine #MentalHealth #AIImpact #CognitiveDebt
ChatGPT and “cognitive debt”: New study suggests AI might be hurting your brain’s ability to think
Since ChatGPT appeared almost three years ago, the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies on learning has been widely debated. Are they handy tools for personalised education, or gateways...
purescience.news
July 2, 2025 at 2:01 AM
ChatGPT and “cognitive debt”: New study suggests AI might be hurting your brain’s ability to think #Science #HealthandMedicine #MentalHealth #AIImpact #CognitiveDebt
A different take on cognitive debt and such …
arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872
Claims “Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels.”
#AI #writing #cognitivedebt #criticalthinking
arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872
Claims “Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels.”
#AI #writing #cognitivedebt #criticalthinking
Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task
This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine, and Brain-only (no tools). Each completed thr...
arxiv.org
September 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM
A different take on cognitive debt and such …
arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872
Claims “Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels.”
#AI #writing #cognitivedebt #criticalthinking
arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872
Claims “Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels.”
#AI #writing #cognitivedebt #criticalthinking
4.
OP geht's nebenbei darum,sich als Experte eines Tools anzubieten oder Leute in den eigenen oberflächlichen Sumpf zu ziehen.
Dazu dieses ganz frische Paper von MIT-Forschenden zu #CognitiveDebt #Downskilling durch Einbindung von LLMs in eigene Denkprozesse
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.08872
OP geht's nebenbei darum,sich als Experte eines Tools anzubieten oder Leute in den eigenen oberflächlichen Sumpf zu ziehen.
Dazu dieses ganz frische Paper von MIT-Forschenden zu #CognitiveDebt #Downskilling durch Einbindung von LLMs in eigene Denkprozesse
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.08872
arxiv.org
July 7, 2025 at 6:09 AM
4.
OP geht's nebenbei darum,sich als Experte eines Tools anzubieten oder Leute in den eigenen oberflächlichen Sumpf zu ziehen.
Dazu dieses ganz frische Paper von MIT-Forschenden zu #CognitiveDebt #Downskilling durch Einbindung von LLMs in eigene Denkprozesse
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.08872
OP geht's nebenbei darum,sich als Experte eines Tools anzubieten oder Leute in den eigenen oberflächlichen Sumpf zu ziehen.
Dazu dieses ganz frische Paper von MIT-Forschenden zu #CognitiveDebt #Downskilling durch Einbindung von LLMs in eigene Denkprozesse
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.08872
Cognitive Debt" is the new digital burnout.
AI tools like ChatGPT boost productivity—but at what cost to our brains?
We explore how over-reliance on AI may weaken memory, reasoning, and learning—and what you can do about it.
🧠 blurbify.net?p=1518
#CognitiveDebt #AI #ChatGPT #Blurbify
AI tools like ChatGPT boost productivity—but at what cost to our brains?
We explore how over-reliance on AI may weaken memory, reasoning, and learning—and what you can do about it.
🧠 blurbify.net?p=1518
#CognitiveDebt #AI #ChatGPT #Blurbify
Cognitive Debt and ChatGPT: Does AI Weaken Human Thinking?
Is AI making us smarter or just lazy thinkers? MIT introduces "Cognitive Debt"—a warning for anyone relying on ChatGPT and similar tools.
blurbify.net
June 24, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Cognitive Debt" is the new digital burnout.
AI tools like ChatGPT boost productivity—but at what cost to our brains?
We explore how over-reliance on AI may weaken memory, reasoning, and learning—and what you can do about it.
🧠 blurbify.net?p=1518
#CognitiveDebt #AI #ChatGPT #Blurbify
AI tools like ChatGPT boost productivity—but at what cost to our brains?
We explore how over-reliance on AI may weaken memory, reasoning, and learning—and what you can do about it.
🧠 blurbify.net?p=1518
#CognitiveDebt #AI #ChatGPT #Blurbify
Adds to favourite #cognitivedebt examples…
This is fascinating: www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/s/I...
Someone “worked on a book with ChatGPT” for weeks and then sought help on Reddit when they couldn’t download the file. Redditors helped them realized ChatGPT had just been roleplaying/lying and there was no file/book…
Someone “worked on a book with ChatGPT” for weeks and then sought help on Reddit when they couldn’t download the file. Redditors helped them realized ChatGPT had just been roleplaying/lying and there was no file/book…
From the OpenAI community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the OpenAI community
www.reddit.com
September 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Adds to favourite #cognitivedebt examples…