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In a world where essays, portfolios, and interviews may become more AI-influenced, a strong standardized test score acts as ...

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A new MIT study suggests that AI is degrading critical thinking skills — which does not surprise educators one bit. “Brain atrophy does occur, and it’s obvious,” Dr. Susan Schneider, founding director ...

It’s official: ChatGPT is hurting students. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) programs, which many students use to craft essays in high school and college, are making students lazier, unoriginal ...

ChatGPT can harm an individual’s critical thinking over time, a study released this month suggests. Researchers at MIT’s Media Lab asked subjects to write several SAT essays and separated subjects ...

Is it an artificial lack of intelligence? Not only is AI getting frighteningly smart, but it may be making us dumber as well. Scientists found that students who used ChatGPT to complete essays had ...

Does ChatGPT harm critical thinking abilities? A new study from researchers at MIT’s Media Lab has returned some concerning results. The study divided 54 subjects—18 to 39 year-olds from the Boston ...

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