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For young people, AI is now a second brain – should we worry? | Psyche Ideas

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As a resident tutor, I’ve seen how students are using AI as more than a tool. It’s a psychological shift we’ll soon all make

‘ChatGPT thinks my crush is sending mixed signals,’ my student said, sounding half-amused, half-exasperated. I must have looked surprised, because she quickly added: ‘I know it’s ridiculous. But I copy our texts into it and ask what he really means.’ She admitted that she’d even asked it to help her write a response that would appear less eager, more detached. ‘Basically,’ she said, ‘I use it to feel like I’m not overreacting.’ In that moment, I realised that she wasn’t asking AI to tell her what to do. She was asking it to help her feel more in control. As a resident tutor who shares a…

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