How AI Changes Critical Thinking: New Microsoft Research Findings

With AI now mainstream in business, a critical question emerges: are we still thinking critically when AI does the heavy lifting? This isn’t just academic — it affects job fulfilment and challenges whether we’re employed to do or to think.

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and Microsoft Research surveyed knowledge workers who regularly use AI tools, analyzing nearly 1,000 real-world examples. Their findings reveal how our…