Post #2470914

2026-05-12 17:31 UTC

One of my big fears with AI is around the brain damage that multiple papers are reporting on. Smoking guns like this can turn out to be just the tip of the iceberg, and in time be incredibly serious if ignored. Remember when American football was called out for brain damage? The wikipedia article now lists a *lot* of players that had CTE. &quot;345 of 376 NFL players whose brains have been autopsied had CTE&quot; Over 91% of those who they checked had it. It&#39;s disgusting it&#39;s still played but I digress.

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@soph@grrl.me 2026-05-12 17:32

References on the on-going work tracking AI and brain issues (I'm sure there are more than this, but these are the ones that were on my radar) AI causing possible learning impairment: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-algorithmic-mind/202505/how-ai-changes-student-thinking-the-hidden-cognitive-risks Similar: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4895486 AI causing mental atrophy: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-algorithmic-mind/202603/adults-lose-skills-to-ai-children-never-build-them Related, AI reduces persistence and indepence: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2604.04721 There has also been some observation that AI can lead to other kinds of problems in its users: https://hbr.org/2026/02/ai-doesnt-reduce-work-it-intensifies-it

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