nixCraft 🐧Jun 6, 2025

Using ChatGPT too much damages your critical thinking skills - Microsoft Research

Read the full report here https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/publication/the-impact-of-generative-ai-on-critical-thinking-self-reported-reductions-in-cognitive-effort-and-confidence-effects-from-a-survey-of-knowledge-workers/

The Impact of Generative AI on Critical Thinking: Self-Reported Reductions in Cognitive Effort and Confidence Effects From a Survey of Knowledge Workers - Microsoft Research

The rise of Generative AI (GenAI) in knowledge workflows raises questions about its impact on critical thinking skills and practices. We survey 319 knowledge workers to investigate 1) when and how they perceive the enaction of critical thinking when using GenAI, and 2) when and why GenAI affects their effort to do so. Participants shared […]

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@nixCraft as someone who's currently in school, the use of llms in place of actual research or even just a quick google actually scares me a little. I'll be in a group project and everyone just says "oh ill ask chatgpt" when they need to know something and I wanna just grab them by the shoulders and shake them
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