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A conceptual illustration of a person struggling to solve a math problem after a digital assistant interface has been removed from their workspace.

The 10-Minute Decay: How AI Assistants Erode Human Persistence

April 20, 2026 by BalaMZ in News

A massive study from MIT, Oxford, and CMU finds that just 10 minutes of AI assistance causes a collapse in independent problem-solving and mental stamina once the tool is removed.