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fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks ago

8 things every boomer kid knew how to do by age 12 that most adults today would need to Google - Silicon Canals

Many practical analogue skills common in the 1980s are now unfamiliar to adults due to widespread reliance on smartphones and digital tools.
fromMail Online
6 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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