10/21/2026
Why do some people get smarter using AI while others get foggier? đ§
MIT researchers put EEG caps on 54 people and watched their brains while they wrote essays â with ChatGPT, with Google, or with nothing at all.
The group that thought for themselves first? The strongest, most connected brain activity.
The group that outsourced the thinking to ChatGPT? The weakest.
The takeaway isn't "don't use AI."
It's this: think first, then prompt.
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Source: Kosmyna et al., MIT Media Lab, "Your Brain on ChatGPT" (2025, preprint)