Technology
Jul. 16, 2025
Is brainless use of AI turning attorneys' brains to mush?
An MIT study shows that reliance on AI alone reduces cognitive function, but AI plus brainpower yields superior results
Anita Taff-Rice
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"This is your Brain on Drugs" was a dramatic 1987 anti-drug public service announcement that showed two eggs being fried in a pan. Apparently inspired by the PSA message, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology set out to determine what happens to a human brain using generative AI.
The study, "Your Brain on ChatGPT" set out to determine "the cognitive cost" of using the generative AI platform, ChatGPT, as a complete substitute for brainpower. Th...
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