@themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com
2026-10-10 12:14 UTC
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@mHtt@lemmy.ca 2026-10-11 03:27
‘a study’
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@xiao@sh.itjust.works 2026-10-10 12:39
For the first experiment with 354 participants, one group was tasked with solving 15 basic fraction problems without help, while another had ChatGPT open on the side to use for assistance and to even ask for the answer. The group with AI access started off more accurate than the group without it. Then, after 12 problems, researchers took away the AI tool. Almost immediately, the people in that group stopped solving questions accurately. A similar thing happened when they ran the experiment on a second, larger group of 667 participants. Whereas the AI users got answers wrong or gave up entirely when the AI assistance was withdrawn, the group without AI stuck with the task and were more successful at the end. Researchers then ran a third experiment with 201 participants and an SAT reading comprehension prompt. The results echoed those from the fraction problems: When the AI tool was removed, persistence and accuracy dropped.
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@Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2026-10-11 04:36
dont need a new study, 1 study already said people using AI during HS or COllege makes them inability perform at thier grade education level.
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@rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works 2026-10-10 17:45
What a load of shite. If I asked an intern to do something and then review their work is that eroding my ability to work?
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@DontRedditMyLemmy@lemmy.world 2026-10-10 19:45
I was going to argue against this, but i don’t feel like doing the research myself.
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@nonentity@sh.itjust.works 2026-10-10 12:53
LLMs are a competency chipper and credibility solvent. My observation from having to deal with entities which have engaged with LLMs, is any competency or credibility they may have had, is eroded proportionally to their level of exposure. It’s analogous to experiencing a traumatic brain injury. Losing cognitive ability is bad enough, but it’s devastating when they never possessed it to begin with.
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@Malica@lemmy.zip 2026-10-10 16:56
We all knew this was going to be the case. You look at the people around you feeding their entire lives to it, surrendering their will to it completely, you knew it was going to fry their brains extra fast.
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@jaybone@lemmy.zip 2026-10-10 13:03
I feel like they could have (and probably did) say the same think about search engines 25 years ago. Though this does seem a bit worse, depending on how you use it.
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@TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 2026-10-11 17:12
It depends on what you’re doing. I deal with lots of data entry and when there are corrections to be made, I had to scour through troves of information which could also cause data entry error when i am going through with it. In other words, it’s “secretary work”. AI had been helpful on that front to minimise the tedious work that does not add value or improve productivity. AI is only good at secretary work. But for tasks that require critical thinking and analysis and creativity, don’t rely on AI.