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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Interesting post, thank you. It will be essential for humans to push ourselves to our next stage of evolution in this next stage of information processing and idea manipulation with AI.
I personally believe that we will be offloading the information storage capabilities of our cognition and moving to curation instead. Instead of memorizing and housing random facts and tidbits, we will collect headlines and teasers for which we decide to explore more deeply or not. Previously we have experienced a blanket curriculum in our education system which will become quickly outdated as AI becomes more prominent in our every day culture.
Similar to how using GPS freed up cycles for other cognitive abilities, AI will enable us to not have to store our own database of knowledge in our minds. But what we will apply our cognition towards next will be interesting and is important to be mindful of.
Interesting post, thank you. It will be essential for humans to push ourselves to our next stage of evolution in this next stage of information processing and idea manipulation with AI.
I personally believe that we will be offloading the information storage capabilities of our cognition and moving to curation instead. Instead of memorizing and housing random facts and tidbits, we will collect headlines and teasers for which we decide to explore more deeply or not. Previously we have experienced a blanket curriculum in our education system which will become quickly outdated as AI becomes more prominent in our every day culture.
Similar to how using GPS freed up cycles for other cognitive abilities, AI will enable us to not have to store our own database of knowledge in our minds. But what we will apply our cognition towards next will be interesting and is important to be mindful of.