Using AI makes you stupid?

The_Davis

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MIT study, says that using AI, you have less cognitive load, recall less, compared to someone else who only use google etc.
 

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No, using ChatGPT every day won’t make you stupid — but how you use it matters.


Here’s the real talk:


✅ Ways it helps your brain:​


  • Learning aid: You can use it to understand complex topics faster.
  • Productivity booster: Helps with writing, coding, summarizing, and more.
  • Idea generator: Great for brainstorming or exploring new perspectives.

⚠️ But here’s where it can make you mentally lazy:​


  • Blind reliance: If you just copy answers without thinking or checking facts, your critical thinking skills can weaken.
  • Avoiding effort: If you let AI do all the hard thinking or writing, you’ll stop practicing those skills yourself.
  • No challenge = no growth: Struggle and problem-solving are how brains get sharper. Avoiding them makes you dull.

Bottom line:​


Use ChatGPT like a tool, not a crutch. Ask smart questions, think critically about the answers, and don’t outsource your brain. That way, you’ll actually get smarter.
 

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Next time (few thousands years later) human brain might just shrink maciam bird brain :p
 

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Sometimes i ask AI how many pcs of toilet paper to use after pangsai

esp if only one or two tiny sai
 

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Last time I ask my senior co worker some technical questions, she answered "ask google". Now is AI. Same same but different. :D
 

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Say only la. You don't need to use brain to input the prompts and key words?
 

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Lol then what? Go library find encyclopedia for answer and write down on paper means genius ah?
 

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lack critical thinking
everything outsource to AI to do the thinking and analysis
 

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using AI to do tasks which 平时要用很多时间 will free up time for more difficult tasks, 到最后聪明人得利,its the same
 

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Some people have no social skills and use AI as girlfriend and friends instead of developing those skills
What if some people have no thinking and analysis skills?
 
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