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# Using AI for Just 10 Minutes Erodes Your Ability to Persist at Hard Things

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**Published:** 2026-10-11T10:47:21.000Z
**Category:** Research
**Topics:** llm

## Summary

A UC Berkeley researcher has raised concerns that using AI for just 10 minutes may erode a person's ability to persist at difficult tasks\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/news/using-ai-just-10-minutes-erodes-your-ability-persist-hard-things>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50041765>)