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arXiv
Generative AI (GenAI) radically expands the scope and capability of
automation for work, education, and everyday tasks, a transformation posing
both risks and opportunities for human cognition. How will human cognition
change, and what opportunities are there for GenAI to augment it? Which
theories, metrics, and other tools are needed to address these questions? The
CHI 2025 workshop on Tools for Thought aimed to bridge an emerging science of
how the use of GenAI affects human thought, from metacognition to critical
thinking, memory, and creativity, with an emerging design practice for building
GenAI tools that both protect and augment human thought. Fifty-six researchers,
designers, and thinkers from across disciplines as well as industry and
academia, along with 34 papers and portfolios, seeded a day of discussion,
ideation, and community-building. We synthesize this material here to begin
mapping the space of research and design opportunities and to catalyze a
multidisciplinary community around this pressing area of research.
What is the application?
Why use AI?
