AI Made Me Faster, But It Also Made Me Worse at Writing Code

I use AI every day — then I realized it might be giving me 'popcorn brain'

AI use causes 'popcorn brain'—instant zero-friction answers train users to crave speed; generative AI reshapes attention fragmentation differently than social media feeds. For IT leaders: cognitive offloading may degrade institutional problem-solving; enforce AI-free blocks and pair tools with critical-thinking practices to protect team expertise.