Need ChatGPT’s help? It could be making you dumber
MIT research has found heavy use of ChatGPT impairs memory, lowers brain engagement and may hinder learning by replacing critical cognitive processes.
Artificial intelligence chatbots such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT could be diminishing cognitive ability, according to a recent study by MIT researchers.
In a study by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab, 54 participants completed essay writing tasks over three sessions using one of three assigned methods and tools: ChatGPT, search engines and only their brains.
In a fourth session, the researchers asked the ChatGPT group to use no tools, and the brain-only group participants were asked to use the LLM.