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365 'Cognitive Surrender' Leads AI Users To Abandon Logical Thinking, Research Finds

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 04/04/2026 10:00 EDT

'Cognitive Surrender' Leads AI Users To Abandon Logical Thinking, Research Finds

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: When it comes to large language model-powered tools, there are generally two broad categories of users. On one side are those who treat AI as a powerful but sometimes faulty service that needs careful human oversight and review to detect reasoning or factual flaws in responses. On the other side are those who routinely outsource their critical thinking to what they see as an all-knowing machine. Recent research goes a long way to forming a new psycholog

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