ai and thinking
All Senwitt Journal posts in this category.
- May 26, 2026
Is ChatGPT making you dumber? An honest 2026 answer
What the published evidence actually supports — the MIT cognitive-debt preprint, the Stanković critique, the broader cognitive-offloading literature, and the honest framing the headlines miss.
- May 25, 2026
How to use ChatGPT without losing your edge
The MIT cognitive-debt paper documented what daily ChatGPT use does to the cognitive surface underneath your work. Four habits that consistently work — and the daily-practice block that ties them together.
- May 14, 2026
An honest self-assessment for AI dependency (no clinical pretense)
A self-check based on Talkspace, Psychology Today, and HBR coverage of AI dependency in knowledge workers — symptoms, signals, and a small habit response that doesn't require quitting AI.
- May 12, 2026
Is ChatGPT actually making students lazy? Sorting the evidence
A close read of the MIT cognitive debt study, Cal Newport's New Yorker essay, and The Conversation's earlier coverage — and what the evidence actually supports about ChatGPT and student thinking.
- May 8, 2026
Avoiding skill atrophy: how engineers can use AI coding tools without losing the craft
Anthropic's 2026 study measured a 17% drop in developer skill formation when AI coding assistants did the heavy lifting. Here is how to use AI without paying that cost.
- May 4, 2026
AI brain fry: why your head feels foggy after a day on AI chatbots
A cited explainer on 'AI brain fry' — the cognitive fatigue knowledge workers report after long stretches of AI use, what BCG and HBR have measured, and how to keep practice in your day.