A 2011 study revealed that frequent internet search users tend to forget information more easily, coining the term 'digital amnesia' for this phenomenon. As the internet becomes the primary repository of human knowledge, individuals increasingly recall how to access information rather than remember it. With the rise of artificial intelligence tools, like ChatGPT and AI integration in search engines, the relationship between human cognition and technology is evolving, potentially reshaping critical thinking and decision-making processes.
Frequent users of internet search engines didn't retain information gleaned through online sleuthing as well as individuals who learned information offline.
It's almost as if people and their computers were becoming 'interconnected systems,' with basic memory functions delegated to search engines.
AI is planning our days, doing our work, and answering our questions; it is essentially thinking for us.
Research is underway to explore how this new relationship with AI may reshape how we think and behave.
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