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Are AI chatbots making us lose control of our brains?

A 30-year study on AI and cognition reveals what founders need to know about how chatbots are rewiring human attention.

Reporting by MIT Technology Review 1 min brief
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Why it matters

As AI chatbots become embedded in workflows, research on cognitive impacts is shifting from philosophical debate to business-critical risk. Leaders need to understand how AI interaction patterns affect decision-making, focus, and team productivity—especially as deployment scales.

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8 to know

  1. Gloria Mark (UC Irvine psychologist) 30-year digital interaction study

  2. Focus: how AI chatbots affect cognitive control and attention

  3. Published in MIT Technology Review

  4. Research-driven exploration of AI's societal/cognitive impact

  5. Gloria Mark: psychologist at UC Irvine with 30 years of research on human-digital interaction

  6. Focus: cognitive effects of AI chatbots on attention and decision-making

  7. Context: SXSW London panel discussion on AI and society

  8. Domain: cognitive science, psychology, digital wellness

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Publisher excerpt: This week I’ve been at SXSW London. There’s been music, film, and a lot—and I mean a lot—of talk about AI. I also had the opportunity to sit down with Gloria Mark, a psychologist at the University of California, Irvine, who has spent the last 30 years studying how people interact with digital…
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