Simon Spichak https://refractor.io/author/simon-spichak/ Simon Spichak en-AU Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:03:00 GMT Are Chatbots Eroding Our Thinking Abilities? https://refractor.io/science/chatbots-eroding-thinking/ Chatbots can certainly make getting answers easier, but at what cost to our brains?

Last year, researchers at the MIT Media Lab shared preliminary research investigating the cognitive costs of using a chatbot for writing essays. Though the study hadn’t gone through peer-review yet – where other scientists check the quality of the work and help spot errors – it still hit the headlines via major news outlets like TIME Magazine.

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