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Learning Tool or Cognitive Crutch?

Learning Tool or Cognitive Crutch?

Update: 2025-08-19
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ChatGPT and AI tools may be reshaping brain health and learning in children and adults. Based on a powerful Diary of a CEO episode with Dr. Daniel Amen and Dr. Terry Sejnowski, this deep dive explores the neurological risks of overusing AI, the decline of critical thinking, and how educators can respond.

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Learning Tool or Cognitive Crutch?

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