Researchers have conducted another study about AI and its effects on the human brain. The results were grim.

cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/50596810

“We find that AI assistance improves immediate performance, but it comes at a heavy cognitive cost,” the study declares. Researchers went on to state that just ten minutes of using AI made people dependent on the technology, which led to worsening performance and burnout once the tools were removed.

The study followed people who use AI for “reasoning-intensive” cognitive labor. This refers to stuff like writing, coding and brainstorming new ideas, which are some of the most common use cases.

  • NostraDavid@programming.dev
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    5 days ago

    Are we comfortable saying that “people using LLMs solve more issues” than those who don’t?

    According to figure 1 of the paper: yes.

    Solve-rate-over-time implies more solutions provided, no?

    • mabeledo@lemmy.world
      3·
      5 days ago

      I’m not sure why you excluded the second part of my comment, which is the very reason why I question the result.