MIT Study Finds AI Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to Cognitive Decline

Re:MIT Study Finds AI Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to C... by charlie-83 on Wednesday September 03, 2025 @09:19AM (#45115429)

Not OP but there's a difference between needing to ask more questions and asking more questions because its easier now.

Personally, I find myself often asking AI about things I wouldn't have been bothered to find out about before.

For example I've always these funny little grates on the outside of houses near me and wondered what they are. Googling "little grates outside houses" doesn't help at all. Give AI a vagueish description and it instantly tells you they are old boot scapers.

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Re:MIT Study Finds AI Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to C... by infecto on Wednesday September 03, 2025 @09:31AM (#45115562)

Haha you nailed it. Walking around and experiencing the world I can now ask a vague question and usually find an answer.

Maybe there is a movie in the back of my head or a song. Typical search engine queries would never find it. I can give super vague references to a LLM and with search enabled get an answer that’s correct often enough.

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Re:MIT Study Finds AI Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to C... by danenania on Wednesday September 03, 2025 @11:14AM (#45116781)

The ability to keep following the thread and interrogating the answers is also very valuable. You never have to accept an answer you only half understand.

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