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AI use for 10 minutes erodes persistence on hard problems, study finds

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A study involving 1,222 participants in randomized trials found that using AI for just 10 minutes to help with difficult problems led to reduced persistence once the AI was removed. While the AI-assisted group initially showed higher accuracy, they began to drop out and skip more steps when the tool was no longer available. The research suggests that for AI tools, providing hints rather than direct answers and allowing users to complete the final steps themselves could mitigate this effect. AI

IMPACT AI assistance may inadvertently reduce users' long-term problem-solving persistence, suggesting a need for careful design in AI tools.

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AI use for 10 minutes erodes persistence on hard problems, study finds

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    10 minutes of AI help was enough to make people give up sooner on hard problems once the AI was gone 1,222 people in randomized trials (fractions, SAT reading).

    10 minutes of AI help was enough to make people give up sooner on hard problems once the AI was gone 1,222 people in randomized trials (fractions, SAT reading). the AI group started more accurate, then dropped and skipped more when the tool was removed if you build AI tools: hint…

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