
Is ChatGPT Making You Dumber?
Last Updated on August 29, 2025 by Editorial Team
Author(s): Abduldattijo
Originally published on Towards AI.
Read What MIT’s Groundbreaking Study Reveals About AI and Human Cognition
A new study from MIT’s Media Lab suggests that using ChatGPT for writing tasks may be rewiring our brains in concerning ways — but the full story is more nuanced than the headlines suggest.
The article discusses a groundbreaking study by MIT’s Media Lab that examines how using ChatGPT for essay writing impacts cognitive functions in students. The researchers found that reliance on AI tools can lead to cognitive debt, reducing deep thinking skills and memory retention. The results indicate that students who depend on AI may lose their ability to think critically and creatively, and educators are urged to develop strategies that encourage foundational thinking skills before introducing AI tools in learning processes.
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