News about ChatGPT • brain • MIT

"[AI] chatbots may be able to write a quick essay, but a new study from MIT found that their use comes at a cognitive cost... those who relied solely on ChatGPT to write their essays had lower levels of brain activity and presented less original writing." usatoday.com/story/tech/2025/06/20/chatgpt-artificial-intelligence-mit-brain-activity-study/84285928007/

A thread to sketch out how economists think about the world. Let's start with this sexy @nypost piece citing new research (see next tweet) that ChatGPT "makes us stupid". nypost.com/2025/06/19/tech/chatgpt-is-getting-smarter-but-excessive-use-could-destroy-our-brains-study-warns/

My new article.... Are we entering the era of artificial certainty? | @PsychToday www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/code-conscience/202506/the-silent-cost-of-instant-answers #AI #Cognition #Humanity #growth #LLM

Honored to share insights with @TechNewsWorld on the important MIT study showing how over-reliance on AI may fundamentally alter human cognitive processes. As data scientists, we need to understand these neurological impacts as AI becomes more prevalent. www.technewsworld.com/story/mit-study-finds-chatgpt-can-harm-critical-thinking-over-time-179801.html pic.x.com/igdlCMO06T