The Impact of Generative AI on Critical Thinking: Self-Reported Reductions in Cognitive Effort and Confidence Effects From a Survey of Knowledge Workers
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| Claim | Basis |
|---|---|
| K45 (candidate) | Survey of 319 knowledge workers: higher confidence in GenAI associated with less critical thinking. |
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Syntes: The Impact of Generative AI on Critical Thinking: Self-Reported Reductions in Cognitive Effort and Confidence Effects From a Survey of Knowledge Workers (2025)
Källa: https://doi.org/10.1145/3706598.3713778 (CHI 2025)
Verified content
- Survey of 319 knowledge workers, 936 examples of GenAI use at work (abstract).
- Higher confidence in GenAI associated with less critical thinking; higher self-confidence with more.
- GenAI shifts critical thinking toward verifying, integrating and stewarding output.
Limits
- Self-report survey; no skill test.
Added 2026-10-16 by the project (broadening, Jonatan approved 2026-10-16); content from the published abstract or well-documented summaries, not a full-text read unless stated.
Metadata as recorded
- ID
- AI-041
- Tier
- observational
- Titel
- The Impact of Generative AI on Critical Thinking: Self-Reported Reductions in Cognitive Effort and Confidence Effects From a Survey of Knowledge Workers
- År
- 2025
- Källa/DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1145/3706598.3713778
- Tidskrift
- CHI 2025
- Typ
- peer-reviewed conference paper
- Åldersgrupp
- vuxen-livslangt
- Teman
- ai-och-larande
- Hämtad
- 2026-10-16
- Verifierad
- Crossref metadata (title, authors, year, venue) checked 2026-10-16
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