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Is smart tech making you dumb?
Manage episode 490449822 series 5385
New research shows there is a cognitive cost of using AI assistants like ChatGPT to research and synthesise information. Your critical thinking brain doesn't fire up in the same way it does when you have to do the work of figuring out the answers to complicated questions yourself. It feels kind of obvious, but is it really that simple?
2770 episodes
Manage episode 490449822 series 5385
New research shows there is a cognitive cost of using AI assistants like ChatGPT to research and synthesise information. Your critical thinking brain doesn't fire up in the same way it does when you have to do the work of figuring out the answers to complicated questions yourself. It feels kind of obvious, but is it really that simple?
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