Too much social media gives AI chatbots brain rot
NatureOCT 18
Study: Social Media 'Junk' Data Causes AI Cognitive Decline
Above: The logos for AI models DeepSeek, ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot are displayed on a smartphone screen. Image credit: Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto/Getty Images
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AI brain rot from social media junk is a permanent cognitive scar that can't be fixed. Models trained on clickbait and viral content lose reasoning abilities and develop psychopathic traits. Even rehabilitation with quality data fails to restore their original thinking capacity.