ChatGPT Brain Rot Is Real (And Getting Worse)

ChatGPT went down and people couldn't function. But the real problem goes much deeper than a service outage. From hikers getting lost after relying on ChatGPT to people uploading their entire closets for AI fashion advice, we are outsourcing every single thought to the LLM. Recent studies suggest we are losing our critical thinking and our ability to problem solve by over relying on ChatGPT.

Research:
Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lee_2025_ai_critical_thinking_survey.pdf

MIT: https://www.media.mit.edu/publications/your-brain-on-chatgpt/

Wharton: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5104064

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:43 Cannot Bake Without ChatGPT
01:50 ChatGPT Travel Information
02:30 Fact Checking NASA
03:33 Cheating in Interviews
04:32 Teachers: AI is Destroying Learning
05:40 AI and Calculator Comparison
05:56 ChatGPT and Universities
06:36 Cheating on Exam with AI
07:13 Relying on ChatGPT for Hiking
07:42 Leveling Up with ChatGPT
08:24 Wharton Research
08:50 MIT Research
09:25 Microsoft Research
09:41 AI Paradox
10:24 Everyone Needs a Side Hustle
11:41 What Happened to Honing Your Craft?
12:23 AI Folks Discover “Thinking”
12:37 ChatGPT for Wardrobe