Nataliya Kosmyna, Ph.D
@nataliyakosmyna
Research scientist @MIT @medialab @fluidinterfaces , visiting faculty researcher @google . Ph.D in BCIs. Project lead @NeuraFutures, Augmenting Brains ๐ง
๐๐จ, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐. Check our paper:ย "Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task" : brainonllm.com
โSome people use A.I. to think more โ to learn things, to explore new realms, to cogitate on new subjects. It would be nice if there were more stigma and more shame attached to the many ways itโs possible to use A.I. to think less.โ @nytdavidbrooks @nytopinion
In @nytopinion @nytdavidbrooks highlights several studies, including the recent work led by our research scientist @nataliyakosmyna @medialab on the use of LLMs in education. Read the article here: nytimes.com/2025/07/03/opiโฆ
Join us tomorrow virtually or in-person, if you are available! Happening in NYC!
AfterNow event by @anduslabs is happening 7/23 virtually + in-person in NYC. It brings together @brianeno , @rushkoff , Nicholas Thompson (@TheAtlantic ), our research scientist @nataliyakosmyna (@medialab ), and many others to reframe what AI means for leadership and creativity.
In @NewYorker ,@chaykak looks at recent research from @Cornell @SantaClaraUniv , including a study led by our research scientist @nataliyakosmyna @medialab @mitsap @MIT , examining the cognitive consequences of overreliance on large language models like ChatGPT.
Older technologies have aided and perhaps enfeebled writers. โBut with A.I. weโre so thoroughly able to outsource our thinking that it makes us more average, too,โ @chaykak writes. nyer.cm/bPbXzba
โA.I. isnโt going anywhere, so the crucial question is one of motivation. What do students, and all of us, really care about โ clearing the schedule or becoming educated? If you want to possess good judgment, you have to read and write on your own.โ