Using ChatGPT? It might make you STUPID: Brain scans reveal how using AI erodes critical thinking skills

But if you regularly turn to ChatGPT, a new study may raise alarm bells. Scientists from MIT Media Lab have warned that using AI could impact your ability to learn, think and remember. In their study, the team measured electrical activity in the brain to track 54 students over several essay-writing sessions. One group used ChatGPT, another used Google, and the last had no external help at all. The results revealed that students who used large language models (LLM) like ChatGPT to write essays showed poorer memory, reduced brain activity and weaker engagement than those who used other methods.