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Submission + - MIT Study Finds Artificial Intelligence Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to Cog (publichealthpolicyjournal.com)

fjo3 writes: A new MIT study titled, Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task, has found that using ChatGPT to help write essays leads to long-term cognitive harm—measurable through EEG brain scans. Students who repeatedly relied on ChatGPT showed weakened neural connectivity, impaired memory recall, and diminished sense of ownership over their own writing. While the AI-generated content often scored well, the brains behind it were shutting down.

Submission + - US fighter pilots try taking directions from AI for the first time (semafor.com) 1

fjo3 writes: US fighter pilots took directions from an AI system for the first time in a test that could drastically change combat tactics. Fighter pilots in action typically communicate with ground support who monitor radar and tell pilots where to fly. During the Air Force and Navy’s test this month, pilots instead consulted with Raft AI’s “air battle manager” technology to confirm their flight path was on track and to receive faster reports of nearby enemy aircraft.

Submission + - Is Trump a socialist? (dnyuz.com)

fjo3 writes: The second Trump administration has cut a revenue-sharing agreement with Nvidia, it’s taken partial control of US Steel, it’s considering taking a stake in Intel, and it’s created a loyalty ranking system for US companies. And did we mention that Trump has taken to brow-beating companies into not raising their prices in response to tariffs?

All this adds up to unprecedented intervention into the market, and pushes America toward a “state capitalism” model practiced by countries like Russia, India, and China. The Wall Street Journal’s chief economics commentator, Greg Ip, calls it “state capitalism with American characteristics,” a nod to the Chinese Communist Party’s “socialism with Chinese characteristics.”

Submission + - Elon Musk to take on Microsoft with "Macrohard" (msn.com) 1

invisik writes: from the article:

Elon Musk is creating a direct rival to Microsoft through a new company called “Macrohard.”

“It’s a tongue-in-cheek name, but the project is very real!” Musk tweeted on Friday.

The CEO of SpaceX and Tesla plans to take on Microsoft by harnessing AI. Musk describes Macrohard as a “purely AI software company” that’ll be tied to his other startup, xAI.

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