AI chatbots are standardizing how people speak, write, and think. If this homogenization continues unchecked, it risks reducing humanity's collective wisdom and ability to adapt, computer scientists ...

So, how exactly are AI chatbots affecting our minds, thoughts, beliefs and opinions? Scientists are scrambling to find out — and reports that have come out this week offer insights into what’s going ...

A new research study from the University of Southern California makes an alarming comparison: The homogenizing impacts of AI ...

With so many artificial intelligence (AI) products on offer now, it’s increasingly tempting to offload difficult thinking tasks to chatbots, agents and other tools. As we chart this new technological ...

AI use can speed up many tasks; for example, analyzing complex data. However, using AI to complete a task at work or for a hobby could lead to so-called cognitive offloading. Cognitive offloading ...

I used to love that sense of accomplishment when my AI chatbot produced a slide deck in a few seconds. The dopamine hit was real—a great slide deck can cost about an hour per slide. Now, I check major ...

AI marks a fundamental shift from information access to reasoning access enabling non-specialists to engage competently ...