Not really doubting the thoroughness of the study, but just trying to understand how to interpret the results. Should I interpret the cognitive decline in a  broad sense, or a narrower sense relating to the specific tasks presented in the experiment. Honest answer is I should probably just read the study haha 

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But it's a bit more surprising that one experimental treatment can have lasting impacts on overall cognitive levels over a four month period, unless those tests were directly related to the experimental treatment.

I think the study ran over 4 months, with repeated sessions.

Don't want to appeal to authority, but the affiliation of the authors seems to indicate this was likely done thoroughly. Also, the fact it made number 1 spot on HN is not a bad indicator of quality.

208-page preprint... maybe we should ask AI to summarize it.

does it free up our time and mental energy to think about other tasks?

Yes. I often ask AI to give me a first summary of a paper before diving into the math myself.

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Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using AI for Essay Writing

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> But it's a bit more surprising that one experimental treatment can have lasting impacts on overall cognitive levels over a four month period, unless those tests were directly related to the experimental treatment.

I think the study ran over 4 months, with repeated sessions.

![](https://m.stacker.news/106299)

Don't want to appeal to authority, but the affiliation of the authors seems to indicate this was likely done thoroughly. Also, the fact it made number 1 spot on HN is not a bad indicator of quality.

208-page preprint... maybe we should ask AI to summarize it.

> does it free up our time and mental energy to think about other tasks?

Yes. I often ask AI to give me a first summary of a paper before diving into the math myself.