Using AI for Just 10 Minutes Might Make You Lazy and Dumb, Study Shows

Using artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots for even just for 10 minutes may have a shockingly negative impact on people's ability to think and problem-solve, according to a href="https://ai-project-website.github.io/AI-assistance-reduces-persistence/" rel="noopener">new study from researchers at Carnegie Mellon, MIT, Oxford and UCLA.

Researchers tasked people with solving various problems, including simple fractions and reading comprehension, through an online platform that paid them for their work. They conducted three experiments, each involving several hundred people. Some participants were given access to an AI assistant capable of solving the problem autonomously.

When the AI helper was suddenly taken away, these people were significantly more likely to give up on the problem or flub their answers. The study suggests that widespread use of AI might boost productivity at the expense of developing foundational problem-solving skills.

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