AI Does Something Horrifying To Human Thinking

Research shows AI is measurably reducing how hard our brains work - an MIT study found ChatGPT users had the lowest neural engagement and couldn't remember their own essays, and the cognitive dip persisted even after the tool was removed, but studies also show that critically engaging with AI (questioning it, editing its output) actually improves learning. The real problem isn't the technology itself but that we're using one general-purpose chatbot for everything from postdoctoral research to a twelve-year-old's homework. The field needs to shift toward purpose-built educational AI that forces you to think harder, not less - like a Socratic method tool that refuses to just hand you the answer - before we repeat the decade-long mistake we made with social media, only with something that captures thinking itself rather than just attention. 00:00 Introduction 02:00 What Does the Data Say? 07:19 We're cooked. 14:16 What Should Be Done My book on Critical Thinking: 👉 https://houseofell.gumroad.com/l/isdu... ☕ Support the channel on Ko-fi: ➡️ https://ko-fi.com/houseofel #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #CriticalThinking #AIinEducation #ChatGPT #CognitiveScience #EdTech #MachineLearning #HumanCognition #SocraticMethod #DigitalLiteracy #BrainScience #AIResearch #FutureOfEducation #TechAndSociety #houseofel