AI, Critical Thinking

New Research Suggests Overreliance on AI Could Hinders Critical Thinking
Study finds that GenAI tools may be "encouraging over-reliance on AI, with confidence in the tool often diminishing independent problem-solving."
AI dependency weakens critical thinking, study finds
The investigation tracked 319 knowledge workers across various industries, monitoring their problem-solving approaches when using AI tools.
AI is harming your critical thinking: Microsoft study suggests
A new study by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and Microsoft has found that using generative AI tools - such as ChatGPT and Copilot - may be reducing our ability to think critically. The research,
Microsoft Research: AI Stifles Critical Thinking
Microsoft Research finds that humans who increasingly rely on generative AI in their work use less critical thinking that can deteriorate their cognitive abilities.
People who use a lot of AI for work are losing critical thinking skills, finds Microsoft study
Microsoft’s survey of 319 knowledge workers across various industries. Participants shared nearly 1,000 examples of how they used AI in their jobs. Many respondents admitted that when they trusted AI’s output,
Microsoft study says relying on AI reduces critical thinking
Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University found that people’s critical thinking skills decline as they increasingly depend on artificial intelligence. Consequently, this reliance makes it harder to use these skills when necessary.
How To Better Nurture Critical Thinking In Students
Whether academic or professional, if you teach or lead others in any capacity, do your absolute best to nurture critical-thinking skills in those who look to you.
AI might already be warping our brains, leaving our judgment and critical thinking ‘atrophied and unprepared,’ warns new study
Silicon Valley and the Trump administration are embracing AI, but the technology has troubling implications for critical ...
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Is AI Helping or Hurting Critical Thought?
AI is shaping the way we think – but is it for better or worse? Discover what Microsoft’s new study reveals about AI’s impact ...
Microsoft Study Finds Relying on AI Kills Your Critical Thinking Skills
Researchers from Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University warn that the more you use AI, the more your cognitive abilities ...
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Study Finds That People Who Entrust Tasks to AI Are Losing Critical Thinking Skills
The findings from those examples were striking: overall, those who trusted the accuracy of the AI tools found themselves ...
Overreliance on Gen AI tools at work may impair critical thinking skills: Microsoft report
A new report by Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University researchers has found a correlation between the use of Gen AI tools ...
Critical thinking skills prove effective in discerning truth from conspiracy theories
A new experimental study has found that fostering critical thinking can be an effective method to reduce people's tendency to ...
Will an overreliance on Copilot and ChatGPT make you dumb? A new Microsoft study says AI 'atrophies' critical thinking: "I already feel like I have lost some brain cells."
Microsoft researchers say an overdependency and reliance on AI tools like Copilot may negatively impact a person's critical ...