In a series of experiments described in Science Magazine in 2011, a trio of researchers found evidence to support a sneaking suspicion bubbling up in the minds of many Google aficionados: Frequent ...

Conspiracy theories. Inability to distinguish facts from falsehoods. Widespread confusion about who and what to believe. These are some of the hallmarks of the current crisis in critical ...

At a time when automation and artificial intelligence (AI) are rapidly transforming the accounting landscape, critical thinking remains a uniquely human skill that machines cannot replicate. Critical ...

A new study co-authored by Microsoft found that those with high confidence in the ability of generative AI also exhibit lower critical thinking skills. The report (PDF), titled "The Impact of ...

I t has been almost 70 years since the term “artificial intelligence” was coined at a 1956 Dartmouth College summer workshop. The conference was convened by the mathematician John McCarthy, who ...

The rise of AI has proven to be a watershed moment in history, with countless arguments for and against its use in practically every industry and use case conceivable. With generative AI receiving the ...

I recently asked a fellow academic, in conversation, how they try to integrate critical thinking into their classroom, and they replied that they don’t have "much time for that kind of thing." I ...

Could the widespread adoption of generative AI (Gen AI) tools in the workplace erode our cognitive abilities? New research suggests that worrying reality is a possibility. A paper from Microsoft and ...

We’re entering a new era where artificial intelligence can generate content faster than we can apply critical thinking. In mere seconds, AI can summarize long reports, write emails in our tone and ...