Have a couple of reads I found interesting. The anti-AI crowd talks a *lot* about the so-called cognitive decline that results from using GenAI (for particular tasks and in particular ways, not that they much care for nuance) as if it's causing actual brain damage, a point that they'll maintain despite the studies not actually saying *that* and moreover hardly concluding that GenAI should be banned as a result of their dangerous findings. (One might recall the frequent allegations that watching TV "rots" ones brain in a meaningful way and the likely contempt with which we'd view anyone who believed that in a literal sense.) Anyway, these articles touch on the described phenomenon in a more sensible manner.

From singularityhub: Is AI Making Us Dumber?

From Polytechnique insights: Generative AI: the risk of cognitive atrophy

This latter piece, which consists of an interview with professor emeritus at Marie et Louis Pasteur University and information technology specialist Ioan Roxin, is actually from last July, so it may not be entirely current given the rapid advance of these technologies. (Everything still seemed relevant to me; just doing due diligence.) I particularly appreciated Roxin's advice for training/retaining one's critical thinking skills. (I don't know anyone who's consistently advocating for that sort of engagement; do you? :P)

(Also this is probably the most category labels I've used on a post in ages. Huzzah. XD)