Ten minutes of AI assistance can reduce persistence and motivation, study finds
A study described by Live Science on Oct. 26 found that just ten minutes of AI assistance reduces motivation and persistence. The result was replicated across three experiments, so the drop in persistence is not an artifact of the math tasks.
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- 10 minutes is all it takes for AI assistance to erode your motivation, study shows | Live Sciencelivescience.com · Oct 26, 2026
- Study explores how AI use affects performance on math and reasoning tasks - Technology Orgtechnology.org · Oct 26, 2026
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