The REAL Cost of Letting ChatGPT Think

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📚 Sources & References

MIT Study – Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/392560878_Your_Brain_on_ChatGPT_Accumulation_of_Cognitive_Debt_when_Using_an_AI_Assistant_for_Essay_Writing_Task

The Cognitive Paradox of AI in Education – Frontiers in Psychology
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1550621/full

Is It Harmful or Helpful? Generative AI Usage Among University Students – SpringerOpen
https://educationaltechnologyjournal.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s41239-024-00444-7

Time – AI Is Changing How Students Learn
https://time.com/7295195/ai-chatgpt-google-learning-school/

Windows Central – Using AI Is No Longer Optional
https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/using-ai-is-no-longer-optional-did-microsoft-makes-copilot-mandatory-for-staff

The Wrap – AI Mandate in Newsrooms

CEO of Europe’s Largest Publisher Mandates AI Use in Newsrooms: ‘You Only Have to Explain if You Didn’t’

Owl Labs – 2025 Workplace AI Adoption Survey
https://resources.owllabs.com/blog/pulse-survey-2025

SSRN – Endoscopist De-Skilling After Exposure to Artificial Intelligence in Colonoscopy
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5070304

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