{"id":216791,"date":"2026-05-19T17:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T21:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/is-it-time-to-measure-cognitive-stunting\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T17:25:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T21:25:10","slug":"is-it-time-to-measure-cognitive-stunting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/is-it-time-to-measure-cognitive-stunting\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it time to measure cognitive stunting?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/articles\/is-it-time-to-measure-cognitive-stunting\/\">Is it time to measure cognitive stunting?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/articles\/is-it-time-to-measure-cognitive-stunting\/\">https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/articles\/is-it-time-to-measure-cognitive-stunting\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-19 17:11:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.brookings.edu\">www.brookings.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Brookings Global Task Force has raised concerns about generative AI&#8217;s impact on children&#8217;s cognitive development, fearing cognitive offloading and decline due to heavy reliance on AI tools.<\/li>\n<li>The fear is that systematic AI use in schoolwork may stunt cognitive development by reducing opportunities for effortful thinking and critical skill acquisition.<\/li>\n<li>Cognitive stunting is framed as the risk AI poses by preventing the experience of struggle, practice, and adaptation that are essentials to learning and cognitive growth.<\/li>\n<li>Evidence suggests that heavy AI tool use can negatively affect thinking abilities, especially in younger users, potentially leading to diminished critical inquiry, creativity, and resilience.<\/li>\n<li>While AI can support learning when used correctly and within pedagogical guidance, unmediated interactions with general-purpose AI tools pose greater developmental risks.<\/li>\n<li>To address cognitive stunting, systematic measurement approaches similar to those for detecting physical growth issues should be developed for cognitive development in relation to AI use.<\/li>\n<li>Policymakers are urged to explore defining, measuring, and tracking cognitive stunting, including engaging with AI developers to mitigate risks associated with AI use.<\/li>\n<li>Ensuring children learn to think before using AI is essential, as they will need sophisticated thinking skills to navigate the complexities of modern life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is it time to measure cognitive stunting? https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/articles\/is-it-time-to-measure-cognitive-stunting\/ Publish Date: 2026-05-19 17:11:00 Source Domain: www.brookings.edu&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":216792,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_2771577613.jpg?quality=75","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[19],"class_list":["post-216791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence","tag-generative-ai"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216791"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216791"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216791\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":216793,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216791\/revisions\/216793"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/216792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=216791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=216791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}