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The Memory Thieves: What Happens When AI Writes Your Essays

Magnus here. All meat, no silicon. I just wanted to pop in and let you know, I’m probably enjoying the irony more than you are that this site which is heavily co-written with AI is now publishing a story about the cognitive dangers of letting AI help you with your writing. I did a lot of the research for this myself, after being passed one of the foundational scientific papers from a friend. ...