{"id":31484,"date":"2025-08-25T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/?p=31484"},"modified":"2025-08-25T10:40:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T08:40:52","slug":"mit-warns-ai-may-be-weakening-your-mind-and-your-childrens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/en\/mit-warns-ai-may-be-weakening-your-mind-and-your-childrens\/","title":{"rendered":"MIT warns: AI may be weakening your mind (and your children&#8217;s)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"31484\" class=\"elementor elementor-31484 elementor-31433\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d1a2dd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2d1a2dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6afb67 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon-text elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"d6afb67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\"Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.\"\n\n\"En cierto momento, los hombres cedieron su pensamiento a las m\u00e1quinas con la esperanza de que eso los liberara. Pero eso solo permiti\u00f3 que otros hombres con m\u00e1quinas los esclavizaran.\u201d\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Frank Herbert, Dune<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=%22Once+men+turned+their+thinking+over+to+machines+in+the+hope+that+this+would+set+them+free.+But+that+only+permitted+other+men+with+machines+to+enslave+them.%22%0A%0A%22En+cierto+momento%2C+los+hombres+cedieron+su+pensamiento+a+las+m%C3%A1quinas+con+la+esperanza+de+que+eso+los+liberara.+Pero+eso+solo+permiti%C3%B3+que+otros+hombres+con+m%C3%A1quinas+los+esclavizaran.%E2%80%9D+%E2%80%94+Frank+Herbert%2C+Dune&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fsalvadorvilalta.com%2Fen%2F%2Fen%2Fmit-warns-ai-may-be-weakening-your-mind-and-your-childrens%2F\" class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-button\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-twitter\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M459.37 151.716c.325 4.548.325 9.097.325 13.645 0 138.72-105.583 298.558-298.558 298.558-59.452 0-114.68-17.219-161.137-47.106 8.447.974 16.568 1.299 25.34 1.299 49.055 0 94.213-16.568 130.274-44.832-46.132-.975-84.792-31.188-98.112-72.772 6.498.974 12.995 1.624 19.818 1.624 9.421 0 18.843-1.3 27.614-3.573-48.081-9.747-84.143-51.98-84.143-102.985v-1.299c13.969 7.797 30.214 12.67 47.431 13.319-28.264-18.843-46.781-51.005-46.781-87.391 0-19.492 5.197-37.36 14.294-52.954 51.655 63.675 129.3 105.258 216.365 109.807-1.624-7.797-2.599-15.918-2.599-24.04 0-57.828 46.782-104.934 104.934-104.934 30.213 0 57.502 12.67 76.67 33.137 23.715-4.548 46.456-13.32 66.599-25.34-7.798 24.366-24.366 44.833-46.132 57.827 21.117-2.273 41.584-8.122 60.426-16.243-14.292 20.791-32.161 39.308-52.628 54.253z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-label\">Tweet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f5efb32 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f5efb32\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14810470 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14810470\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Have you ever wondered what happens to your brain when you ask AI to do your job? We&#8217;re not talking about efficiency or productivity, but something deeper: your ability to think, create and remember. A recent MIT study and a powerful video by Gustavo Entrala entitled &#8220;The EXPERIMENT that WILL CHANGE the way you USE AI forever&#8221;, which I leave you below, invite us to ask ourselves an urgent question:<b> are we mortgaging our minds without realizing it?<\/b>  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70b0e485 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"70b0e485\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6efd6f32 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"6efd6f32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/nyunLBoAf8M?si=7WJvhaVdy1p_hylU&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34d17050 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34d17050\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2012b99c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2012b99c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is \"cognitive debt\"?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75c48b00 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"75c48b00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b01ef00 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b01ef00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to the MIT Media Lab, <b>cognitive debt is the accumulated mental cost incurred when we stop thinking for ourselves and passively rely on AI assistants like ChatGPT.<\/b> It&#8217;s like constantly asking for a crutch your mind doesn&#8217;t need&#8230; until it forgets how to walk on its own.<\/p><p>The study used a rigorous methodology: three groups wrote essays with different tools (AI, web browser, or just their brain) while wearing EEG headsets to record their brain activity. The results were revealing: <b>the more external support used, the less the brain worked.<\/b> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53a43a84 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53a43a84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33587bcd sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33587bcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Less mental effort, more dependence<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c780c63 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2c780c63\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c3ce76a sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c3ce76a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The group using ChatGPT showed the lowest brain connectivity and low activation of key neural networks. In contrast, those who typed unaided extensively activated regions related to deep thinking and executive control. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8108c0e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8108c0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-229dd08 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon-text elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"229dd08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\"Cognitive engagement decreases proportionally to the use of external tools.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">MIT Paper<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=%22Cognitive+engagement+decreases+proportionally+to+the+use+of+external+tools.%22+%E2%80%94+MIT+Paper&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fsalvadorvilalta.com%2Fen%2F%2Fen%2Fmit-warns-ai-may-be-weakening-your-mind-and-your-childrens%2F\" class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-button\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-twitter\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M459.37 151.716c.325 4.548.325 9.097.325 13.645 0 138.72-105.583 298.558-298.558 298.558-59.452 0-114.68-17.219-161.137-47.106 8.447.974 16.568 1.299 25.34 1.299 49.055 0 94.213-16.568 130.274-44.832-46.132-.975-84.792-31.188-98.112-72.772 6.498.974 12.995 1.624 19.818 1.624 9.421 0 18.843-1.3 27.614-3.573-48.081-9.747-84.143-51.98-84.143-102.985v-1.299c13.969 7.797 30.214 12.67 47.431 13.319-28.264-18.843-46.781-51.005-46.781-87.391 0-19.492 5.197-37.36 14.294-52.954 51.655 63.675 129.3 105.258 216.365 109.807-1.624-7.797-2.599-15.918-2.599-24.04 0-57.828 46.782-104.934 104.934-104.934 30.213 0 57.502 12.67 76.67 33.137 23.715-4.548 46.456-13.32 66.599-25.34-7.798 24.366-24.366 44.833-46.132 57.827 21.117-2.273 41.584-8.122 60.426-16.243-14.292 20.791-32.161 39.308-52.628 54.253z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-label\">Tweet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fb58003 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2fb58003\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dee3778 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dee3778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most disturbing was in the fourth session, where the methods were switched: those who previously relied on AI failed to regain their previous cognitive performance. Their brains, accustomed to comfort, no longer responded with the same intensity. In contrast, those who first wrote alone and then used the AI did show a good level of cognitive integration, suggesting that<b> thinking first protects your mental abilities.<\/b>  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a53654 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7a53654\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-321836fc sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"321836fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.media.mit.edu\/publications\/your-brain-on-chatgpt\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MIT-Cognitive-Debt-1024x568.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31450\" alt=\"MIT Cognitive Debt El Blog de Salvador Vilalta\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MIT-Cognitive-Debt-1024x568.png 1024w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MIT-Cognitive-Debt-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MIT-Cognitive-Debt-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MIT-Cognitive-Debt-1536x852.png 1536w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MIT-Cognitive-Debt-2048x1136.png 2048w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MIT-Cognitive-Debt-370x205.png 370w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MIT-Cognitive-Debt-840x466.png 840w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MIT-Cognitive-Debt-410x228.png 410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11f28d3b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"11f28d3b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4401c2ab sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4401c2ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What about memory and authorship?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30a9f1d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"30a9f1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c44e9c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c44e9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to brain strain, the study found that AI users had more difficulty remembering their own texts and accurately citing them. The AI gave them functional responses, but did not activate their long-term memory networks. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c752973 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c752973\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-408c654 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon-text elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"408c654\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\"The task was executed efficiently and conveniently, but they basically didn't integrate any of it into their memory networks.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">MIT Paper | Nataliya Kosmyna, autora principal <\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=%22The+task+was+executed+efficiently+and+conveniently%2C+but+they+basically+didn%27t+integrate+any+of+it+into+their+memory+networks.%22+%E2%80%94+MIT+Paper+%7C+Nataliya+Kosmyna%2C+autora+principal+&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fsalvadorvilalta.com%2Fen%2F%2Fen%2Fmit-warns-ai-may-be-weakening-your-mind-and-your-childrens%2F\" class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-button\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-twitter\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M459.37 151.716c.325 4.548.325 9.097.325 13.645 0 138.72-105.583 298.558-298.558 298.558-59.452 0-114.68-17.219-161.137-47.106 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4944b7ee e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4944b7ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59e54018 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59e54018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>They also reported a reduced sense of authorship: many did not feel that the text was their own.<b>  How do you connect emotionally or intellectually with something that was not born from you?<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-929ae71 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"929ae71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff78a60 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff78a60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Time-New-MIT-Study-Explained-1024x564.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31477\" alt=\"Time New MIT Study Explained\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Time-New-MIT-Study-Explained-1024x564.png 1024w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Time-New-MIT-Study-Explained-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Time-New-MIT-Study-Explained-768x423.png 768w, 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data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16e753da sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16e753da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Risks for the learning of the youngest<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-092eb03 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"092eb03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89c7b35 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89c7b35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These findings have worrisome implications for children and adolescents. If they become accustomed to using AI without reflection from an early age, they may be developing passive habits of mind: no critical thinking, no retention, no creativity. <\/p><p>This is not about banning the use of AI, but about teaching people to think before using it. Just as a child should learn to add before using a calculator, he should develop ideas of his own before asking ChatGPT to write for him. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ad51930 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6ad51930\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41c409d sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41c409d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kids-using-AI-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31461\" alt=\"Kids using AI\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kids-using-AI-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kids-using-AI-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kids-using-AI-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kids-using-AI-370x247.png 370w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kids-using-AI-840x560.png 840w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kids-using-AI-410x273.png 410w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kids-using-AI.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Creado con ChatGPT<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30710c28 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"30710c28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e61f24c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e61f24c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Soulless\" essays: the loss of creativity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c0f0b1d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5c0f0b1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e9314b6 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e9314b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The study evaluators noted that the AI-generated texts were more uniform, repetitive, and &#8220;soulless&#8221;. Although well written in form, they <b>lacked originality and depth, <\/b>reflecting more the model than the author. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f55475e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f55475e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fee6ca4 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon-text elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"fee6ca4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\"If all students use the same model to respond, we end up with cloned essays that are empty of real learning.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">MIT Paper<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=%22If+all+students+use+the+same+model+to+respond%2C+we+end+up+with+cloned+essays+that+are+empty+of+real+learning.%22+%E2%80%94+MIT+Paper&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fsalvadorvilalta.com%2Fen%2F%2Fen%2Fmit-warns-ai-may-be-weakening-your-mind-and-your-childrens%2F\" class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-button\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-twitter\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M459.37 151.716c.325 4.548.325 9.097.325 13.645 0 138.72-105.583 298.558-298.558 298.558-59.452 0-114.68-17.219-161.137-47.106 8.447.974 16.568 1.299 25.34 1.299 49.055 0 94.213-16.568 130.274-44.832-46.132-.975-84.792-31.188-98.112-72.772 6.498.974 12.995 1.624 19.818 1.624 9.421 0 18.843-1.3 27.614-3.573-48.081-9.747-84.143-51.98-84.143-102.985v-1.299c13.969 7.797 30.214 12.67 47.431 13.319-28.264-18.843-46.781-51.005-46.781-87.391 0-19.492 5.197-37.36 14.294-52.954 51.655 63.675 129.3 105.258 216.365 109.807-1.624-7.797-2.599-15.918-2.599-24.04 0-57.828 46.782-104.934 104.934-104.934 30.213 0 57.502 12.67 76.67 33.137 23.715-4.548 46.456-13.32 66.599-25.34-7.798 24.366-24.366 44.833-46.132 57.827 21.117-2.273 41.584-8.122 60.426-16.243-14.292 20.791-32.161 39.308-52.628 54.253z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-label\">Tweet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-672ab36 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"672ab36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a0b7f3 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a0b7f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In contrast, students who wrote without assistance produced<b> unique, creative, and varied essays,<\/b> reflecting their individual thinking<b>.<\/b> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c24357 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c24357\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-febe1d6 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"febe1d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AI is not the enemy, but it's not your brain either.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1ddf64 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c1ddf64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-523d8ef sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"523d8ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Using an LLM is not negative in itself. The problem arises when we do it <b>instead of thinking,<\/b> not after doing it. The same study found that those who first worked with their mind and then used AI managed to combine efficiency with depth.  <\/p><p>That&#8217;s why <b>AI should be an editor, not a substitute. <\/b>An aid to polish ideas, not to generate them from scratch. Like any powerful tool, it requires awareness, judgment and prior mental training. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bac8ae6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bac8ae6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cff72b0 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cff72b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to pay off your cognitive debt?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f61c95b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f61c95b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e3f99f sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e3f99f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here are some keys to prevent AI from stealing your thoughts:<\/p><ul><li><b>Think first.<\/b>  Write a mental or manual draft before asking for help.<\/li><li><b>Use it as a mirror<\/b>, not as a voice. Ask her to help you improve what you have already created. <\/li><li><b>Evaluate your response.<\/b>  What would you change? Always have <b>CRITICAL THINKING. <\/b>This is something I repeat very often to my students.  <\/li><li><b>Remember: creativity is born of effort.  <\/b>There are no shortcuts to original ideas.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-199fae1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"199fae1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a93082a sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a93082a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PENSADOR-con-Macbook-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31472\" alt=\"PENSADOR con Macbook El Blog de Salvador Vilalta\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PENSADOR-con-Macbook-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PENSADOR-con-Macbook-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PENSADOR-con-Macbook-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PENSADOR-con-Macbook-370x247.png 370w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PENSADOR-con-Macbook-840x560.png 840w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PENSADOR-con-Macbook-410x273.png 410w, https:\/\/salvadorvilalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PENSADOR-con-Macbook.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Creado con IA<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e5f9a5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9e5f9a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3437a8 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3437a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The challenge is not to reject AI, but to prevent it from making us <b>intellectually lazy.<\/b> In a world saturated with generated content, the truly valuable thing will be your ability to <b>think, filter and create with authenticity.<\/b><\/p><p>Let&#8217;s not let AI replace the process that most defines us as humans: <b>thinking for ourselves<\/b>.<\/p><p>Are you using AI as a springboard for your ideas&#8230; or as a crutch that prevents you from walking on your own? 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