Using A.I. Might Reduce Your Mental Fitness

….Ted Chiang, in the article titled "Why A.I. isn't going to make art," noted that "Using ChatGPT to complete assignments is like bringing a forklift into the weight room; you will never improve your cognitive fitness that way." And at least two recent research studies seem to confirm Chiang's point. The first study—published in a peer reviewed journal—is titled "ChatGPT as a cognitive crutch." The author Andre Barcaui conducted a randomized controlled trial of ChatGPT's impact on knowledge retention among undergraduate students. Participants were randomly assigned to an AI assisted study group and a traditional study group and knowledge retention...