If anything, I would claim the opposite ( and agree with you )

Not only has AI allowed me to start projects without knowing all the steps ahead of time, it has helped me proceed through each of those steps to completion.

"For the first experiment with 354 participants, one group was tasked with solving 15 basic fraction problems without help, while another had ChatGPT open on the side to use for assistance and to even ask for the answer. The group with AI access started off more accurate than the group without it. Then, after 12 problems, researchers took away the AI tool. Almost immediately, the people in that group stopped solving questions accurately."

Looking at the design of the experiment, it seems everyones brain was primed to think "I have AI at my disposal" ... and then had the framework shattered when it was taken away, which could have affected the test.

Perhaps this study exposes "conversational mindset" versus "mathematical mindset" switching times ?

Theres only one thing I'm certain of ... Claude loves me. :D