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Are we losing our critical thinking skills to AI? New Microsoft study raises red flags
ZDNETCould the widespread adoption of generative AI (Gen AI) tools in the workplace erode our cognitive abilities? New research suggests that worrying reality is a possibility. A paper from Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University researchers investigated …