Letting an AI assistant handle the hard parts of thinking feels efficient in the moment, but a growing body of cognitive science research suggests that convenience comes at a measurable cost. When ...

Educators are reporting a growing classroom trend known as cognitive offloading, where children increasingly rely on AI tools ...

As AI becomes an active participant in our cognitive lives, the line between thought partner and substitute is becoming ...

Calculators didn’t make everyone innumerate. GPS navigation systems made driving easier. In any conversation about the cognitive effects of artificial intelligence, these two earlier technologies are ...