Jack Gordon conducts a pilot study to investigate the effects of 'brain rot' (content consumption) on cognitive performance.

It’s what happens when you consume too much low-quality online content, which is like junk food for the brain,” Dr. Andreana ...

Generative AI critics and advocates are both racing to gather evidence that the new technology stunts (or boosts) human ...

What was once suspected now seems to have been confirmed: using ChatGPT can degrade the brain. So, should you still use it?

For example, when legislation was passed in 2024 banning under-16s from accessing some social media, media reports claimed it ...

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Researchers lack sufficient data to fully understand the concept of brain rot and what it might lead to. "There really isn't a coherent science around it," Benitez said.

We’re still in the early days of understanding AI’s effects on thinking. Some say it’ll make us geniuses, others fear brain ...

France is already forcing platforms like X, Reddit, and Bluesky to implement age verification by classifying them as ...