If ChatGPT is used as an advanced search engine, the speed at which we get answers can indeed make us lazy, and our memory may not be as strong. However, cognitive ability is never determined by the tools, but by how you use them.

According to a report by Deep Tide TechFlow, research teams from MIT, Wellesley College, and the Massachusetts College of Art have found that long-term use of large language models like ChatGPT may impair cognitive abilities. The study shows that participants using AI for writing have only half the number of Alpha wave connections in their brains compared to independent thinkers, and 83.3% cannot accurately quote their own article content. Researchers refer to this phenomenon as 'cognitive debt,' which alleviates the burden of thinking in the short term but leads to a decline in critical thinking and creativity in the long term.