Professor warns students are cognitively dependent on AI

Dartmouth economics professor Paul Novosad found students using five prompts to polish a two-line email and relying on AI for all such tasks, arguing AI has become a cognitive crutch that amplifies resistance to learning.

2026-09-13 ~ 2026-09-13 · 2 related posts

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