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Offloading work tasks to AI comes with a cost—to our brains

Offloading work tasks to AI comes with a cost—to our brains
Phys.org Wednesday 19 August 2026, 14:40 UTC 1 min read
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Imagine your team has been tasked with delivering a high-stakes policy paper under intense time pressure. Everyone turns to generative artificial intelligence (AI), and within minutes, it delivers a full draft complete with structured arguments and authoritative-looking citations.

Imagine your team has been tasked with delivering a high-stakes policy paper under intense time pressure. Everyone turns to generative artificial intelligence (AI), and within minutes, it delivers a full draft complete with structured arguments and authoritative-looking citations.
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