Your Brain on ChatGPT: Using AI Causes Cognitive Debt

Not another post about how AI is hurting your brain

People are freaking out about how AI is “ruining” our ability to think.

Yes, AI is changing the landscape, but so has every new technology.

So let’s not panic.

Fear shuts down the ability to think clearly.

Instead of being afraid, let’s be curious.

Let’s learn more about how these tools are shaping our brains and behavior so we can use them responsibly.

First, I’ll share the findings from a new MIT study that examined the brain’s of Chat GPT users and what behaviors lead to cognitive debt.

Then I’ll give you healthy ways you can use AI in order to avoid cognitive debt.

Read to the end for a hot take.

MIT Study

Researchers at MIT wanted to know what happens in your brain when you rely on large language models (LLMs), like ChatGPT, to help you write.