Scientists worried about impact of AI on deep thinking as a new study shows early effects on learning

A study has found AI use lifted homework scores and completion rates but also led to a drop in exam performance. Neuroscientist James Vickers says there are clear problems with offloading mental ...

ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) on MSN·3d ago

MIT study warns of "cognitive debt" from ChatGPT use, links AI to reduced brain activity, memory

Researchers at the MIT Media Lab study suggest AI tools like ChatGPT may lead to "cognitive debt," reducing brain connectivity, memory, and learning in essay writing ...

Firstpost·6d ago

'Cognitive surrender': MIT sounds alarm on students' AI dependence

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) wants to bring more human interaction into classrooms after finding that students are increasingly depending on AI for their studies.

NDTV on MSN·Sep 13

BrainAu Released China's First Significant Scientific Research Findings on Optimal Digital Training Doses of AI Cognitive Therapeutics for Pediatric Patients, Demonstrating the ...

This study is China's first large-scale real-world big data study based on the BrainAu’s AI cognitive digital therapeutics, which defines age- and sex-specific optimal digital training doses for ...

The Globe and Mail·Sep 9

IIIT Hyderabad Launches Centre To Study Learning In AI Era

CELTS will focus on 4 areas and combine learning sciences, cognitive science, psychology and technology to examine learning across different stages of life.

CIOL·Sep 7

Can AI models identify Parkinson’s patients at risk for faster decline?

Machine-learning models developed by University of Miami researchers used clinical, biomarker and imaging data to identify Parkinson’s patients at higher risk for rapid cognitive or motor decline.

University of Miami News and Events·Sep 1

MIT report warns AI triggers cognitive surrender among US college students

DongA Science·5d ago

'Cognitive stunting' and the potential threat generative AI poses for children's brains

As LAUSD starts moratorium, there's not much data on what AI does to kids. The little information that is available doesn't look good ...

Los Angeles Times on MSN·Sep 14

How does AI affect how we learn? A cognitive psychologist explains why you learn when the work is hard

When OpenAI released “study mode” in July 2025, the company touted ChatGPT’s educational benefits. “When ChatGPT is prompted to teach or tutor, it can significantly improve academic performance,” the...

The Conversation on MSN·Sep 12

Students who use AI generally score worse at school

Students who use AI to help them study tend to perform worse at school than those who don’t, according to data from a global OECD educational report. The situation is more complex than it sounds ...

The Verge·Sep 9

Routine clinical data help AI predict rapid Parkinson's decline three to five years in advance

For patients diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, one of the greatest uncertainties is what comes next. Some people experience relatively mild symptoms for years. Others face a much steeper course ...

Medical Xpress on MSN·Sep 3

A Better Way to Test Whether AI Is Making Us Stupid

When people worry that generative AI is weakening human thinking, they usually reach for the wrong measurement. They ask whether frequent AI users score lower on tests of critical thinking, or...

RealClearScience·Aug 31

uMETHOD Health Publishes Peer-Reviewed Study Documenting Favorable Cognitive Outcomes for its AI-generated RestoreU Care Plans

Study reports 83.5% improved or held their diagnostic stage in real-world patients with early-stage cognitive impairment and dementiaRALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- uMETHOD Health,...

Yahoo Finance·5d ago

Data Leakage: Detection and Mitigation in Machine Learning Pipelines

by Shahdabdelnaby — A Practical Guide to Target Leakage, Train-Test Contamination, and Bilding Safer ML Pipelines — A Titanic Case Study

Medium·Sep 10

School Students Who Use AI Get Worse Test Scores, OECD Warns

Students who do not use AI chatbots for schoolwork are outperforming those who do, according to the OECD’s flagship educational report, providing some of the widest-ranging evidence yet that the ...

Yahoo Finance·Sep 9

Long-term ChatGPT use could weaken critical thinking, MIT study warns

A recent study by the Media Lab at MIT has raised a warning about prolonged reliance on ChatGPT, suggesting that excessive use of the AI chatbot could negatively affect cognitive abilities, critical...

Asianet Newsable on MSN·Sep 1

AI-driven cognitive atrophy is recoverable. Cognitive foreclosure may not be.

Psychology Today·Aug 26