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The rapid adoption of Generative AI (GenAI) is significantly reshaping human cognition, influencing how we engage with information, think, reason, and learn. This paper synthesizes existing literature on GenAI's effects on different aspects of human cognition. Drawing on Krathwohl's revised Bloom's Taxonomy and Dewey's conceptualization of reflective thought, we examine the mechanisms through which GenAI is affecting the development of different cognitive abilities. Accordingly, we provide implications for rethinking and designing educational experiences that foster critical thinking and deeper cognitive engagement and discuss future directions to explore the long-term cognitive effects of GenAI.
Study at a glance
- Question: How does generative AI affect human thinking, reasoning, and learning?
- Setting and data: Not stated in the abstract
- Method: Literature review
Why it matters
The rapid adoption of Generative AI is significantly reshaping human cognition, influencing how we engage with information, think, reason, and learn. Protecting human cognition requires examining the mechanisms through which GenAI affects the development of different cognitive abilities.
Key findings
- Across the studies reviewed, the rapid adoption of generative AI is significantly reshaping human cognition.
- Generative AI influences how people engage with information, think, reason, and learn.
- Generative AI affects the mechanisms through which individuals develop different cognitive abilities.
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