Redeeming Productivity Is ChatGPT Making You Dumb?
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Jul 15, 2025 A recent MIT study reveals that excessive reliance on AI tools like ChatGPT may hinder writing, recall, and clear thinking. The discussion emphasizes the need for personal engagement with challenges for cognitive growth. It calls for a discerning approach to AI, particularly for Christians, to ensure that technology enhances rather than diminishes their abilities.
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AI Lowers Brain Activity and Memory
- Using ChatGPT reduces brain activity and weakens memory while writing.
- Students using AI couldn't accurately recall sentences they 'wrote,' unlike others.
AI Writing Is Repetitive and Soulless
- AI-assisted essays tend to be repetitive, unoriginal, and "soulless," according to graders.
- This uniformity reflects AI's formulaic style and harms writing quality.
Consider AI’s Effect on You
- Consider not just what AI can do but what it is doing to your mind and character.
- Tools shape your work approach and personal development over time.