Published June 5, 2026 at 9:00 AM
MIT Tech Review
Jun 6, 2026, 6:00 AM
Are AI chatbots making us lose control of our brains?

This week I’ve been at SXSW London. There’s been music, film, and a lot—and I mean a lot—of talk about AI. I also had the opportunity to sit down with Gloria Mark, a psychologist at the University of California, Irvine, who has spent the last 30 years studying how people interact with digital technologies. Early…
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