Is AI Making You Lazy or Stupid?

Research says: active use of generative AI is associated with procrastination, memory decline, and lower academic performance.

Many of us are already used to it: need to write text? A question? A plan? — we immediately open AI. But it's this 'auto-response' that may be displacing our own thinking, memory, and critical evaluation.

How to avoid making it worse? Try:

1 First 30 minutes — no AI, just pen and paper.

2 Be skeptical of AI responses — look for errors.

3 Give up AI in one important task every week.

4 Ask yourself honestly: does AI make me smarter or just faster?