MIT just released the first brain scan study of ChatGPT users & the results are...

Terrifying.

In short, AI overuse is destroying your ability to think.

Here are the findings:

1) 83.3% of ChatGPT users couldn't quote from essays they wrote minutes earlier

2) Brain scans revealed that neural connections collapsed from 79 to just 42- a 47% reduction

3) AI overuse reduced the "germane cognitive load" needed for actual learning by 32%.

4) When researchers asked ChatGPT users to write without AI, they performed worse than people who never used AI at all.

In addition to these findings, teachers described AI essays as:

> "Soulless."

> "Empty with regard to content."

> "Close to perfect language while failing to give personal insights."

Which pretty much sums up 95% of social media content.

Now, I'm not saying there's no practical use of AI.

I think it's great for initial drafts, research and looking for new angles.

However, it becomes a problem when you outsource your thinking.

If all you're doing is using prompts to write copy, you're not learning:

> What makes copy successful

> How to write good copy from scratch

> How to think like your audience

Ultimately, you're not building a skill, you're making yourself a replaceable asset.

The scariest part about this study is that these were the results after just 4 months.

Imagine how bad things will be a year from now? 5 years?

Half of these "prompt experts" are going to be mindless zombies without the ability to think for themselves.

Use AI as a tool to build on your skills, don't let it become your only skill.

Have a great week,

Copy "use AI responsibly" Maverick