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‘Cognitive Surrender’: Faster Solutions, Lower Test Scores Show How AI is Eroding Math Skills
AI can be a helpful tool to help students learn, but many are taking shortcuts and learning less, according to a study.
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Fark
· Jun 21, 2026
AI enrolls in college, gets financial aid, drops out of college, repeats trick. See, it IS smarter than us already [Fail]
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ASCD SmartBrief
· Jul 8, 2026
"Cognitive surrender" to AI lowers students' math scores
Widespread use of generative AI helps students complete assignments faster, but they learn less, particularly with math word -More-
The Hill
· Jun 21, 2026
How did basic literacy stop being a prerequisite for college?
American classrooms are seeing a decline in reading and math scores, which is a civilizational issue as it is linked to a decline in IQ scores, and is exacerbated by the use of AI which weakens judgment and the ability to think for oneself.
Fortune
· Jun 29, 2026
Ray Dalio was a ‘terrible student’ who got into investing by golf caddying for Wall Street traders: Now he hires talent who have experienced hardship
What I find quite often is the case is that that student who did really, really well—and in remembering all the things that they've learned and so on—hadn't gone through anything like that, [and] may not be the most inventive, may not be the most determined.
South China Morning Post
· Jul 7, 2026
Crushed it: AI and healthy habits help Hong Kong students ace IB
Hong Kong’s top International Baccalaureate (IB) scorers this year credited AI and a balanced study routine for their academic success after receiving their results on Monday. Amid the intense pressure of the final assessments, top achievers from Diocesan Boys’ School (DBS), Victoria Shanghai Academy (VSA), and Po Leung Kuk Choi Kai Yau School shared insights on using technology responsibly while maintaining personal well-being. They were among at least 65 students from 16 Hong Kong schools who...
Nieman Lab
· Jul 8, 2026
A new study looks at the skills journalists are losing (and gaining) because of AI tools
Last year, MIT’s Media Lab came out with a buzzy study on a phenomenon that’s been coined “cognitive debt.” In short, the researchers found that when ChatGPT users offloaded essay writing tasks to their AI assistants, their own writing abilities declined. ChatGPT users consistently had the lowest “brain engagement” and task performance scores across the...
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Related coverage for "‘Cognitive Surrender’: Faster Solutions, Lower Test Scores Show How AI is Eroding Math Skills": Fark — AI enrolls in college, gets financial aid, drops out of college, repeats trick. See, it IS smarter than us already [Fail]. ASCD SmartBrief — "Cognitive surrender" to AI lowers students' math scores. The Hill — How did basic literacy stop being a prerequisite for college?. Fortune — Ray Dalio was a ‘terrible student’ who got into investing by golf caddying for Wall Street traders: Now he hires talent who have experienced hardship. South China Morning Post — Crushed it: AI and healthy habits help Hong Kong students ace IB. Nieman Lab — A new study looks at the skills journalists are losing (and gaining) because of AI tools