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Re:MIT Study Finds AI Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to C... by ceejayoz on Wednesday September 03, 2025 @09:08AM (#45115282)
> I am asking more questions than ever.

Wouldn't that be the expected result here? Less knowledge, more questions?

Re:MIT Study Finds AI Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to C... by infecto on Wednesday September 03, 2025 @09:16AM (#45115387)
That’s one interpretation, but I think there’s a distinction between “asking more questions because I’ve forgotten things” and “asking more questions because I’m exploring further.”

When I use LLMs, it’s less about patching holes in my memory and more about taking an idea a few steps further than I otherwise might. For me it’s expanding the surface area of inquiry, not shrinking it. If the study’s thesis were true in my case, I’d expect to be less curious, not more.

Now that said I also have a healthy dose of skepticism for all output but I find for the general case I can at least explore my thoughts further than what I may have done in the past.

Re:MIT Study Finds AI Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to C... by rwnspace on Wednesday September 03, 2025 @09:12AM (#45115330)
In my personal experience new knowledge tends to beget questions.