The article discusses the negative impact of AI chatbots on cognitive abilities through the experience of Sam Schechner, a tech reporter. As he increasingly used ChatGPT to draft messages in French, he noticed a decline in his language skills and overall cognitive engagement. Experts like Robert Sternberg warn that reliance on AI can erode critical thinking and creativity, a phenomenon supported by studies showing that overuse of AI tools correlates with deteriorating memory and performance. The concept of cognitive offloading explains how outsourcing tasks to technology can ultimately hinder mental capacity.
"I was surprised to find myself grasping for the right words to ask a friend for a favor over text."
"With creativity, if you don't use it, it starts to go away," he told the WSJ reporter.
"The tradeoffs are worth it... But it feels more pernicious with AI Chatbots, which offer to basically automate thinking itself."
"Cognitive offloading can be helpful... But you can get too much of a good thing."
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