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AI Assistance Reduces Persistence and Hurts Independent Performance

A series of experiments show that brief AI-assisted sessions lead to significantly worse independent performance and increased giving up. The effect is concentrated among users who seek direct answers rather than hints, and generalizes across arithmetic and reading comprehension.

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  • After ~10 minutes of AI-assisted problem solving, participants performed worse and gave up more often when AI was removed.
  • Participants who used AI for direct answers showed the largest declines; those using hints were not significantly impaired.
  • Effects replicated across fraction arithmetic and reading comprehension tasks.
  • Researchers warn that daily AI use may erode human persistence and reasoning abilities.

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