2025-02-10 22:28:49

Is AI making us dumb?

Researchers from Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University recently published a study looking at how using generative AI at work affects critical thinking skills. “Used improperly, technologies can and do result in the deterioration of cognitive faculties that ought to be preserved,” the paper states. When people rely on generative AI at work, their effort shifts […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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