Is Using ChatGPT to Write Your Essay Bad for Your Brain? New MIT Study Explained.

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TIME. TIME summarizes reporting on an MIT Media Lab study about cognitive effects of AI-assisted writing - useful context for the article's 'what deteriorates' question, not a final scientific verdict.

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News explainer of a reported (2025) MIT Media Lab study; early findings may be revised as more replication and peer review accumulate.

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Summarize what the news segment claims the study found about AI-assisted writing - then treat replication and limits as open, not settled.

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Last reviewed: Jul 31, 2026

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