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Study Examines Generative AI's Effect on Critical Thinking

Original: The Impact of Generative AI on Critical Thinking: Self-Reported (2025)

A 2025 research paper published by ACM explores how generative AI tools affect critical thinking, based on self-reported data from users. The study is drawing attention among technology professionals, who are debating whether reliance on AI assistants weakens independent reasoning skills or simply changes how people approach cognitive work.

Why now: Ongoing concern about whether heavy use of generative AI tools is eroding people's ability to think critically

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