Experts Warn AI Drives Cognitive Atrophy

An expert warns that overreliance on AI is causing 'cognitive atrophy', citing the recent retirement of West Midlands police chief Craig Guildford after his force relied on incorrect AI-generated evidence in a controversial fan ban. The article cites a study linking generative-AI use among students to increased procrastination, memory loss and poorer performance, and offers practical steps like a 30-minute no-AI drafting rule, skepticism, and thinking spaces.