Just wanna point out that every time something scares you enough, it also reprograms/rewires your brain. Not trying to discredit the study, but the reprogramming really isn’t the concern; it’s if the reprogramming is beneficial, which this isn’t.
The study appears to be saying something different from what the headline implies.
Basically it might be better to say that using an LLM doesn’t require you to think as hard, you remember less of the essay, and when you go back to rewrite a previous essay without the LLM you have more trouble.
They also noted that for some people, using the LLM made them learn much better. Basically the difference between getting it to write for you and using it as a tool to structure information.
One reduced cognitive load from all sources, and the other reduced load relating to integrating different information sources.
Basically it was a proper study by people who knew what they were doing. They never actually said anything about rewiring.
Just wanna point out that every time something scares you enough, it also reprograms/rewires your brain. Not trying to discredit the study, but the reprogramming really isn’t the concern; it’s if the reprogramming is beneficial, which this isn’t.
The study appears to be saying something different from what the headline implies.
Basically it might be better to say that using an LLM doesn’t require you to think as hard, you remember less of the essay, and when you go back to rewrite a previous essay without the LLM you have more trouble.
They also noted that for some people, using the LLM made them learn much better. Basically the difference between getting it to write for you and using it as a tool to structure information.
One reduced cognitive load from all sources, and the other reduced load relating to integrating different information sources.
Basically it was a proper study by people who knew what they were doing. They never actually said anything about rewiring.
This comment just reprogrammed my brain after the reprogramming it got from that post 😮