Critical Thinking, AI

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."
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
Using ChatGPT? AI Could Damage Your Critical Thinking Skills, According to a Microsoft Study
Researchers at Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University published a new study last month that claims to be the first to examine the effects of AI tools on critical thinking. The r
AI puts critical thinking skills at risk, Microsoft researchers find
Quick, without looking at your phone, what’s your spouse’s phone number? What about the number for your parents, or children, or siblings, or best friend? Chances are that you only
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.
Microsoft study warns AI reliance may erode critical thinking skills at work
A recent study conducted by Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University warns that excessive dependence on generative AI technology at work can lead to a deterioration of critical thinking skills and cognitive abilities that should be preserved,
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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 ...
AI Is Making You Dumber, Microsoft Researchers Say
AI can speed up the completion of menial tasks and boost productivity, but it might also be making us dumber — or so suggests ...
Is AI making us dumb?
Researchers from Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University recently published a study looking at how using generative AI at ...
Some workers already let AI do the thinking for them, Microsoft researchers find
Dammit, that was our job here at The Reg. Now if you get a task you don't understand, you may assume AI has the answers ...
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Beyond Prompts—Critical Thinking Is Your Edge When Everyone’s Using AI
Critical thinking is the skill that helps us blend ... Like any skill, it takes practice to engage critically with the ideas and outputs developed in partnership with AI tools.
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Overreliance on A.I. Erodes ‘the Quality of Human Thought,” Microsoft Study Finds
Like printing, calculators and the internet, A.I. tools “are the latest in a long line of technologies that raise questions ...
AI Deteriorates Your Brain, According to Microsoft Study
Microsoft study of "knowledge workers" reveals that AI usage can have a negative impact on our critical thinking abilities.
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Relying On Generative AI Dulls Your Cognitive Abilities, Microsoft Finds
The more you use AI to take care of everyday work tasks, the weaker your critical thinking skills become in relation to those ...