Cognition and Behavior · Human Capacity

AI chatbots could be making you stupider

Summary

A BBC Future feature pulling together recent studies suggesting that leaning on AI chatbots is linked to weaker critical thinking and weaker independent problem solving. Quotes researchers on the difference between using AI to replace your thinking versus using it to extend it.

Topics: Behavior, Cognition, Society

Reference

Hogenboom, M.. (2026). AI chatbots could be making you stupider. BBC Future.