Are we losing our critical thinking skills to AI? New Microsoft study raises red flags
As more workplaces embrace emerging technology, research warns that prolonged use of AI can erode our cognitive abilities.
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 thinking less critically, while those who trusted the tech less used more critical thought when going back over AI outputs.
Using AI tools like ChatGPT can reduce critical thinking skills
A survey of workers who used generative AI to complete tasks found that they used critical thinking less when they trusted the AI to do the task accurately
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 deteriorate.
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.
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.
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Is AI making us stupider? Maybe, according to one of the world’s biggest AI companies
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We just started using AI like ChatGPT, and it may already be making us dumber
A Microsoft study about generative AI software like ChatGPT used at work says that AI might kill critical thinking abilities.
Is AI making us dumb?
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Researchers Say Using AI Too Much Will Deteriorate Cognitive Abilities
A new study is warning about the potential danger that heavy AI reliance can have on one's cognitive abilities.