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2026-05-12 17:32 UTC
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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@alienghic@timeloop.cafe 2026-05-12 18:59
@soph@grrl.me I was reading through that... and I just want to mention in the first article "How AI Changes Student Thinking: The Hidden Cognitive Risks " mentions this article: "Recent research by Ahmad et al. (2023) highlights that while artificial intelligence offers important benefits in education," And I remembered some comments about a recent article about AI benefits to education being retracted. And hey guess what. Ahmad et al 2023 was the retracted study. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-023-01787-8