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Software development
fromNate Meyvis
5 days ago

On cognitive debt

Cognitive debt — codebases becoming unknowable and hard to extend — occurs with and without AI and is often as bad or worse in pre-AI projects when controlling for scope.
fromFuturism
1 week ago

The Scientist Who Predicted AI Psychosis Has a Grim Forecast of What's Going to Happen Next

When the Danish psychiatrist Søren Dinesen Østergaard published his ominous warning about AI's effects on mental health back in 2023, the tech giants fervently building AI chatbots didn't listen. Since that time, numerous people have lost their lives after being drawn into suicide or killed by lethal drugs after obsessive interactions with AI chatbots. More still have fallen down dangerous mental health rabbit holes brought on by intense fixations on AI models like ChatGPT.
Mental health
fromFast Company
2 months ago

The beauty of a blank canvas -and other secrets of creativity

Some days, starting feels effortless. A clear challenge or opportunity presents itself, an idea crystallizes, and then contracts into a single coherent thought. Today, frankly? That's not happening. I'm staring at a pristine white canvas while the cursor mocks me. That uncomfortable space-the blinking cursor, the first messy draft, the false starts-isn't a nuisance. It's where creativity lives. Today, the temptation is to skip past all that.
Artificial intelligence
Science
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Train Your Mental Muscles Amid AI

Alternating unassisted thinking with AI use (cognitive HIIT) can prevent AI-related cognitive decline caused by continuous reliance on automated assistance.
Artificial intelligence
fromMedium
3 months ago

5 Ways You're Overrelying on AI

Overreliance on AI can erode memory, creativity, and critical thinking; AI should assist learning and problem-solving, not replace personal cognitive effort.
Artificial intelligence
fromPsychology Today
5 months ago

Surviving and Thriving in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Overreliance on AI dulls creativity and memory, creating cognitive debt; spiritual intelligence and intentional mental exercise preserve purpose, presence, and authentic expression.
fromMail Online
5 months ago

The shocking neurological health risks of ChatGPT

Cognitive neuroscientist and author Dr Jared Cooney Horvath never uses ChatGPT - and recommends others do the same because the risks outweigh the benefits. While the possibilities of the AI chatbot seem endless, it's giving rise to 'digital dependence' as people will 'no longer have the skill or knowledge' to complete the task themselves. But that's not all. Dr Horvath, the 42-year-old creator of The Learning Blueprint metacognition program, told Daily Mail that ChatGPT could kill your memory, fracture your attention span and wreck your creativity over time.
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