Heavier reliance on AI correlates with weaker critical thinking and recall. One 2025 trial saw AI-assisted learners retain just 57.5% on a delayed test versus 68.5% for those who went without

I’ll admit something that bothers me a little. Most mornings now, my first move when I hit a hard sentence is not to think harder. It’s to open a tab and ask a machine. I caught myself doing it last week, reaching for the shortcut before I’d even tried the climb, and it stopped me [...] The post Heavier reliance on AI correlates with weaker critical thinking and recall. One 2025 trial saw AI-assisted learners retain just 57.5% on a delayed test versus 68.5% for those who went without appeared fi