""The brain didn't fall asleep, but there was much less activation in the areas corresponding to creativity and to processing information," Kosmyna told the BBC in an interview this week."
""The students using ChatGPT consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels," they found, and even got lazier with each consecutive essay."
""There’s also the question of originality: a teacher who was involved in the study even asked her if students who were using ChatGPT were sitting next to each other because the essays were so similar.""
""The widespread use of AI chatbots could be allowing us to offload much of our thinking, slowly deteriorating our cognitive skills.""
A study monitored students' brain activity while writing essays using different methods: ChatGPT, Google, or their own knowledge. Findings indicated that those using ChatGPT underperformed in neural and linguistic aspects, showing reduced brain activation related to creativity. Participants struggled with recalling their own essays, raising concerns about originality and cognitive decline. The research suggests that reliance on AI tools may lead to a gradual deterioration of intellectual abilities, highlighting the potential negative impact of AI on cognitive skills.
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