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New paper answers whether ChatGPT makes you lazier

Apple Intelligence summary of the abstract, which I couldn't be bothered to read:

A study comparing learners' motivations, self-regulated learning processes, and performance with different support agents (AI, human expert, writing analytics, or none) found no difference in motivation but significant differences in learning processes and performance. While AI support improved essay scores, it may also promote dependence and "metacognitive laziness."

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