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ted (not lasso)
@ted
(found in @keccers.eth replies) MIT just published the first brain scan study of ChatGPT users… yikes. granted it is a 4 month study with a sample size 54 patients (small), but glad someone is studying this. ChatGPT users had a ~55% reduction in brain connectivity. made them 60% faster at completing tasks, but reduced the "germane cognitive load" needed for actual learning by 32%. also really interesting to see how “search engine” users compare to pure brain vs ChatGPT. skip to discussion and conclusion here: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2506.08872v1
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Jordan Charters
@jkcharters
Makes me wonder if it's just like exercise. Our brain, just like a muscle, needs to be stretched and have applied strain of working through a problem, idea or thought to grow. When using ChatGPT, we check out while the LLM is doing more heavy lifting. Curious to know what the studies are when it comes to typing vs. writing. Since writing grooves the brain deeper with the subject matter since it's more kinesthetic 🤔
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Monica Talan 🌐 🍄🎭
@monitalan
but i think it also how you use chatgpt or llms in general no? when you have LLMs do all the work, yes. I do agree it is like exercise, and this is a reminder on why we have to not rely on LLMs as much as we do (and I do).
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Jordan Charters
@jkcharters
Completely agree. Just like with any tool. It's about our approach, intent and awareness. I think this study is important for us to take a step back and reflect on how much we are relying on these systems. What the efefcts could be. For me, I try to use them to enhance creations and not be the genesis of that creation.
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@jhinnbay.eth
I mean, the sample size is incredibly small, I wouldn't let create a conclusion for an extreme conclusion such as; we need to rely on LLMs less. But rather, we need to continue to value learning in daily lives. The study doesn't account for qualitative variables like that, does the subject value learning, as well as the human limitation of 10-bits per second. We have a very narrow neurological input threshold and it makes sense that LLM technology eases the bandwidth of that.
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Jordan Charters
@jkcharters
Very, very true. It's like those studies from prisoners that have created benchmarks for certain health variables for decades with a small sample size. More so I think its important that we're having these conversations with ourselves to understand more of what effects us. Becasue in all reality everything does to some degree. To your point about neurological threshold, this is the big reason we all see things differently. We sub consciously digest vastly more that we are consciously aware of. All.of this fascinates me to no end. Opens up many questions to explore 🙏
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