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recently released study (url in comments) shows you use your brain less, make fewer neural connections, can’t remember what you write, don’t know what you said, and are yet somehow more satisfied.

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“Ouuugghhh but AI makes creating more accessible to people!!!” I don’t give a FUCK‼️‼️BEETHOVEN WAS FUCKING DEAF ‼️WHEN THERES A WILL THERES A WAY YALL DONT EVEN WANT TO TRY
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Anonymous 13w

https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872

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Anonymous 13w

“Self-reported ownership of essays was the lowest in the LLM group and the highest in the Brain-only group. LLM users also struggled to accurately quote their own work.”

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Anonymous 13w

“While LLMs offer immediate convenience, our findings highlight potential cognitive costs. Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels.”

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