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Cognitive scientists found using AI for just 10 minutes impairs brain performance

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11.05.2026

Cognitive scientists found using AI for just 10 minutes impairs brain performance

In new research from CMU, Oxford, MIT, and UCLA, having a GPT-powered assistant ripped away left people fumbling to solve math problems on their own.

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Critics of AI caution that as a relatively new technology, its long-term effects on the human brain are still unknown. But a new study shows that AI could be dangerous even in the short-term, with sessions of AI use only 10 minutes long leading to impaired brain performance.

The study, conducted by researchers at Carnegie Mellon, Oxford, MIT, and UCLA,........

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