However, Harvard astronomy professor Avi Loeb<\/a> claims to have spotted something concerning about those who use AI excessively.\u00a0<\/p>\n DISCOVER SBX CARS<\/a> \u2013 The global premium auction platform powered by Supercar Blondie\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n The Harvard professor says he spotted a concerning trend amongst \u2018excessive\u2019 AI users <\/p>\n AI use is becoming more and more prevalent in everyday life, and lots of folks use it to save a bit of time<\/a>.<\/p>\n But Loeb claims to have noticed a common problem developing in people who are relying on it too much.\u00a0<\/p>\n In a recent blog post, Loeb said that modern technology meant that \u2018AI agents can enter all aspects of human existence\u2019 and that it was having a negative impact on how people think.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cRecently, I noticed that some people around me are starting to lose their cognitive abilities as a result of excessive use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms, such as ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini,\u201d Loeb wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThis phenomenon resembles muscle loss from excessive use of public transportation as a substitute for walking.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIn academia, the only reliable way of testing the cognitive abilities of students right now is by placing them in a Faraday cage.\u201d<\/p>\n A recent study<\/a> from Switzerland appeared to back up what Loeb suspected.\u00a0<\/p>\n Researchers wanted to see if there was a link between frequent AI use and critical thinking abilities, and found there were \u2018potential cognitive costs of AI\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cOur research demonstrates a significant negative correlation between the frequent use of AI tools and critical thinking abilities,\u201d the author concluded.\u00a0<\/p>\n Click the star icon next to supercarblondie.com in Google Search<\/a> to stay ahead of the curve on the latest and greatest supercars, hypercars, and ground-breaking technology<\/p>\n The professor also warned that human relationships could suffer<\/p>\n Later on in the blog post, Harvard professor Loeb went on to say that people who are interacting with AI chatbots on a personal level run the risk of \u2018sabotaging attention to real humans\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n And while this may sound a little far-fetched, in China there has been a reported increase of young women choosing AI boyfriend\u2019s<\/a> over the real deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n The country has seen an increase in the use of companion chatbots, like Replika, with some women admitting to using the apps to talk to their AI boyfriends<\/a> for hours each day.\u00a0<\/p>\n In response, officials in China have warned tech companies that they must not attempt to \u2018design goals to replace social interaction\u2019 and are set to bring in new laws around AI apps.<\/p>\n Timeline of key AI breakthrough moments<\/p>\n 1950: British mathematician Alan Turing devises the \u2018Imitation Game\u2019, now known as Turing Test, designed to test a machine\u2019s ability to replicate human intelligence and behavior<\/p>\n 1956: The term \u2018Artificial Intelligence\u2019 is officially coined during a research project at Dartmouth College in the UK<\/p>\n 1966: MIT professor Joseph Weizenbaum creates \u2018ELIZA\u2019, a rudimentary AI-powered chatbot that mimics human behavior<\/p>\n 1997: IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats world chess champion Garry Kasparov<\/p>\n 2011: Apple introduces Siri, the first AI-powered assistant integrated directly into a smartphone<\/p>\n 2016: An AI bot writes an entire movie (Sunspring) from scratch, including the film\u2019s soundtrack and screenplay<\/p>\n 2022: OpenAI launches ChatGPT, the world\u2019s first widely available AI-powered chatbot<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ChatGPT-prompt-1024x640.webp.webp\")
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