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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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Lokp Ray
@lokpray
true but that's like saying we are all got dumber because of the invention of calculator since we dont need to do arithmetic by hand anymore -- nonetheless, the ability to use a calculator is 1) important 2) fundamentally knowing how it works underneath is hood is still important 3) learning how to best leverage and use a calculator is by far the MOST important. Just human evolution. Now it's towards the art of "prompting"
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tldr (tim reilly)
@tldr
This is fascinating. I’m also glad we are getting ahead on studying this.
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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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Eric Olszewski
@ericolsz
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. Fact is our bodies seek comfort and pleasure - end goal is pure hedonism. You must overcome yourself to advance humanity. Vast majority will fail. https://farcaster.xyz/ericolsz/0x25867ae5
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Alea Torik
@0xaleatorik
yeah. scary shit… and somehow not suprising. what i found interesting whilst skimming through the study is the brain muscle part… like i started learning korean in february and since then i do have the feeling that my (foreign) „language centre“ is on fire… somehow i understand more french (which i learnt in school) i.e. when a french song plays on the radio or when watching a french movie our brain needs to be trained just like our body does or did you just do 10 pull ups without regular training building towards it?!
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YES2Crypto 🎩 🟪🟡
@yes2crypto.eth
I self-diagnosed that I read your summary instead of the article and assumed it was true, which is how I misuse ChatGPT as well.
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Nabeelah🦄🎩🍖Ⓜ️✨
@purplenerrd
Hello Ted can you please check your DC
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zilla
@pris
There’s also the other side of this where a few of co-workers have asked, “what is a prompt?” OR “what can I ask?”
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