A study by MIT researchers indicates that students using ChatGPT for essay writing displayed lower brain engagement than those who wrote without digital tools. Conducted with 60 university participants, the study explores whether reliance on AI is causing cognitive laziness. While the findings suggest potential long-term cognitive effects, they caution against overinterpretation, pointing out the study's limitations in scope and duration. Kosmyna, the lead researcher, emphasizes that the research does not conclude that AI makes us unintelligent, but rather prompts further investigation into AI's impact on cognitive processes.
The study shows that students using AI tools like ChatGPT showed lower brain engagement compared to those who wrote essays without any online assistance.
Researchers observed that reliance on chatbots could lead to diminished cognitive engagement, even affecting later tasks when those tools were no longer in use.
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