JCAM’s thoughts on MIT AI research

James Campbell: In this MIT study they monitored (through EEG monitors) the neural engagement of groups of students in essay writing tasks. Some were allowed to use AI LLM's (large language models like ChatGPT), some were only allowed to use a search engine, some were "brain only" and others were asked to move from one mode to another. The study found that "cognitive activity scaled down in relation to external tool use" and that "LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels" over the course of the 4 month study.