so with both the cmu and mit studies pointing to specific behaviours with ai tools reducing cognition and critical thinking, where does that leave us with daily use?
first, let’s be clear what these studies concluded. using ai as a ghostwriter reduces every possible important metric for cognition and output. you’re less creative, remember less, and over time become less sharp.
while using ai to challenge what you’ve already made, and build on it, actually improves these metrics
baseline, i think what's being revealed is you need to be at the extremes, with either:
1. writing fully without ai tools, using it only to debate your line of thinking as an intellectual partner
2. automating your writing fully, with zero input from you, apart from historical data for training 1 reply
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