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>how the use of LLMs affects cognitive load and memory formation
This research pisses me off a little
>comparing the ability to quote things from an essay when the AI users didn't even write it themselves
I mean duh, what else were they expecting to see?
>all the essay prompts are open-ended topics that require you to give your own personal opinions about them
I really don't get why they chose to go with such topics instead of specific subjects that require actual preparation. Like there's a prompt about "happiness", what could you possibly write on that essay that isn't exclusively based on your own views and opinions?
>the whole paper is basically just saying "ze brain is like a mussle, not using it causes atrophy"
We didn't need 200 pages of masturbatory science to understand this. It's not a problem exclusive to AI, we've become dependent on a lot of tools and it's clearly getting worse as technology progresses.
AI is great but it has to be used wisely. Give it to idiots and they'll stay idiots or maybe become even dumber, but give it to people who can understand and make use of its potential and it can become a very powerful tool.
Your concern is real though since the average person has room temperature IQ, so imagine when the average starts to go even lower because people can't think for themselves anymore...