Overreliance on ChatGPT Could Be Weakening Students’ Brains What This Means for Educators & Parents Think twice before turning on ChatGP...

Overreliance on ChatGPT Could Be Weakening Students’ Brains

What This Means for Educators & Parents

Think twice before turning on ChatGPT at the beginning of assignments. It’s tempting—but this study suggests it may cost us in brainpower.

Use Google and manual research first. This approach keeps critical neural pathways active.

Leverage ChatGPT as a revision tool. Using it to polish and refine work, after doing the heavy lifting mentally, could offer the best of both worlds.

Be cautious with kids. Developing brains are more vulnerable, and early routine reliance on LLMs could mean missed opportunities to build essential cognitive skills.

Bottom line: Generative AI isn't inherently the enemy—but this study underscores that when and how we use tools like ChatGPT matters. Instead of starting with AI, educators and students might see better outcomes by giving the brain some workout first, then letting ChatGPT add polish.