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Sep 19
1h 13m

Your Brain on ChatGPT with Nataliya Kosm...

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
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What happens to your brain when you use AI? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly explore current research into how large language models affect our cognition, memory, and learning with Nataliya Kosmyna, research scientist at the MIT Media Lab. Is AI good for us? 

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