Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Kevin Beaumont @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social

6/17/2025, 8:33:09 AM

Public

“Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels.”

https://www.media.mit.edu/publications/your-brain-on-chatgpt/

Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task – MIT Media Lab

This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine, and …

www.media.mit.edu · MIT Media Lab

Kevin Beaumont @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social

6/17/2025, 8:34:52 AM

Public

Microsoft researchers say an overdependency on AI tools like Copilot negatively impacts people's critical thinking capabilities.

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/copilot-and-chatgpt-makes-you-dumb-new-microsoft-study

Will an overreliance on Copilot and ChatGPT make you dumb? A new Microsoft study says AI 'atrophies' critical thinking: "I already feel like I have lost some brain cells."

Microsoft researchers say an overdependency on AI tools like Copilot negatively impacts people's critical thinking capabilities.

www.windowscentral.com · Windows Central

If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://cyberplace.social/users/GossiTheDog/statuses/114697784053683933 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)