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Sunday, June 22, 2025

[T]he ChatGPT group not only "consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels," but also got lazier with each essay they wrote; the EEGs found "weaker neural connectivity and under-engagement of alpha and beta networks." The Google-assisted group, meanwhile, had "moderate" neural engagement, while the "brain-only" group exhibited the strongest cognitive metrics throughout.

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"Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found some startling results in the brain scans of ChatGPT users, adding to the growing body of evidence suggesting that AI is having a serious " and barely-understood " impact on its users' cognition even as it explodes in popularity worldwide."

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"As they completed the essay tasks, the participants were hooked up to electroencephalogram (EEG) machines that recorded their brain activity. Here's where things get wild:

the ChatGPT group not only "consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels," but also got lazier with each essay they wrote; the EEGs found "weaker neural connectivity and under-engagement of alpha and beta networks."

The Google-assisted group, meanwhile, had "moderate" neural engagement, while the "brain-only" group exhibited the strongest cognitive metrics throughout.

These findings about brain activity, while novel, aren't entirely surprising after prior studies and anecdotes about the many ways that AI chatbot use seems to be affecting people's brains and minds."
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#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-06-21 04:29 PM | Reply

"It could always be replaced," said Benji reasonably, "if you
think it's important."

"Yes, an electronic brain," said Frankie, "a simple one would
suffice."

"A simple one!" wailed Arthur.

"Yeah," said Zaphod with a sudden evil grin, "you'd just have to
program it to say What? and I don't understand and Where's the
tea? - who'd know the difference?"

"What?" cried Arthur, backing away still further.

"See what I mean?" said Zaphod and howled with pain because of
something that Trillian did at that moment.

"I'd notice the difference," said Arthur.

"No you wouldn't," said Frankie mouse, "you'd be programmed not
to."

#2 | Posted by censored at 2025-06-21 06:29 PM | Reply

I'm sure if they been able to do similar study when people started watching television, they would have found similar results compared to those who read books and newspapers.

#3 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-06-21 07:09 PM | Reply

I'm sure you're full of ----

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-06-21 08:33 PM | Reply

I'm sure if they been able to do similar study when people started watching television, they would have found similar results compared to those who read books and newspapers.
#3 | Posted by sentinel

I'm sure you're full of [sheet]
#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead

New study suggests that too much TV really can rot your brain
Ryan Dougherty, a postdoctoral fellow in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, has a warning for those zoning out in front of the ---- tube: Excessive TV viewing might shrink your brain. Literally.

Drawing on data spanning 20 years, he led a study published in the September issue of Brain Imaging and Behavior suggesting that greater amounts of TV viewing can lead to reduced amounts of cranial gray matter"home to the neurons that perform the bulk of our mental processing.

"Individuals who watched, on average, about an hour and a half more daily television than their peers throughout mid-to-late adulthood saw their brain volume reduced by approximately .5% ," Dougherty says. "That percentage may seem small, but prevailing scientific thought says preserving our brain integrity can prolong the time until we notice age-related cognitive decline."

Johns Hopkins Magazine hub.jhu.edu

#5 | Posted by censored at 2025-06-21 09:11 PM | Reply

The users performed as you'd expect - poorly

#6 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-06-21 10:04 PM | Reply

I'm worried about BlueWaffer... he has a Chat implant.

#7 | Posted by Corky at 2025-06-21 10:12 PM | Reply

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#8 | Posted by Corky at 2025-06-22 07:15 PM | Reply

@#3 ... I'm sure if they been able to do similar study when people started watching television ...

The impact of television on children and clinical practice (1990)
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

...
Abstract

The impact of television on children and child development and on the practice of child psychiatry is reviewed. Evidence from research is that children learn from watching television and the programs they see can change their behaviour.

Programs with violent and aggressive themes tend to make children more aggressive and disobedient.

Cultural sex-role and social stereotypes depicted on the television can also influence children's perceptions of society.

Programs specifically designed for different age groups of children which depict pro-social behaviour are likely to lead children to become more friendly, co-operative and self-controlled.

The use of television in child psychiatric clinical work supervision and research, and its potential to reduce the psychological trauma experienced by children in the legal proceedings of child abuse cases is discussed.

More research is needed to determine the content and intervening variables that effect the acquisition of both positive and negative behaviour from television and enhance its promotion of mental health. ...


#9 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-06-22 08:54 PM | Reply

@#9 ... Programs specifically designed for different age groups of children which depict pro-social behaviour are likely to lead children to become more friendly, co-operative and self-controlled. ...

No wonder why Pres Trump seems to hate PBS' Sesame Street.


#10 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-06-22 08:55 PM | Reply

Okay, let me take a different approach ...

Back when i was younger (much, much younger) I did exercise to keep my body in shape.

I also exercised my mind to keep it in shape.

OK, is ChatGPT the brain equivalent of psychically being lazy and letting your body deteriorate?

imo, your brain is like your body.

Use it or lose it.



#11 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-06-22 09:01 PM | Reply

Use it or lose it.

I think that now when I see all the 8 year olds zipping around on their e-bikes.

#12 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-06-22 09:11 PM | Reply

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