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Are you experiencing decision fatigue or cognitive overload after using ChatGPT? Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly influencing people’s daily decision-making, but it may also be creating more cognitive strain, attention deficits, and decision-making fatigue, according to a January 2026 study in the Annals of Neurosciences.

In a sample of 500 adults (18 to 30 years old), the researchers found that AI can increase productivity and efficiency, but decrease attention and self-confidence in decision-making, creating a kind of cognitive fatigue or digital dementia. Digital dementia is an informal but increasingly used term that refers to cognitive decline caused by the overuse of digital technology. For example, daily reliance on Google for basic information recall is linked........

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