The AI Optimist Researching ‘Cognitive Surrender’

A new paper warns of the dangers of people blindly adopting AI results in what researchers call "cognitive surrender." The lead author believes that with careful adoption, AI can improve education and boost learning. But he says the stakes are high for getting AI right in teaching.

"Thinking—Fast, Slow, and Artificial: How AI is Reshaping Human Reasoning and the Rise of Cognitive Surrender," by Steven D. Shaw and Gideon Nave.

"Thinking, Fast and Slow," by Daniel Kahneman. 

Steven Shaw's webiste.

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