Enterprise AI Analysis
The Impact of Generative AI on Critical Thinking
Explore how Generative AI influences knowledge workers' critical thinking, cognitive effort, and confidence in AI-assisted tasks, revealing shifts in practices and new challenges for design.
Executive Impact Snapshot
Key findings from our survey of knowledge workers highlight GenAI's influence on daily tasks and cognitive processes.
Knowledge Workers Surveyed
GenAI Use Cases Analyzed
Perceived Effort Reduction (Avg.)
Deep Analysis & Enterprise Applications
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RQ1: Critical Thinking Enaction
RQ2: Effort Perception Shifts
RQ1: Critical Thinking Enaction with GenAI
Knowledge workers define and enact critical thinking through specific actions across the GenAI workflow.
Critical Thinking Workflow in GenAI Use
Goal and Query Formation
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Inspect Response
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Integrate Response
Motivators
Work quality, avoiding negative outcomes, skill development drive critical thinking.
Inhibitors
Lack of awareness, motivation (time/job scope), and ability (domain knowledge, AI stubbornness) hinder critical thinking.
RQ2: Perceived Effort Shifts in Critical Thinking
GenAI tools significantly alter the cognitive effort required for critical thinking activities, shifting focus and changing tasks.
| Cognitive Activity | Much Less Effort | Less Effort | About the Same | More Effort | Much More Effort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | 30% | 39% | 24% | 5% | 1% |
| Comprehension | 30% | 40% | 19% | 8% | 3% |
| Application | 29% | 42% | 26% | 2% | 1% |
| Analysis | 32% | 44% | 19% | 3% | 2% |
| Synthesis | 32% | 39% | 16% | 11% | 2% |
| Evaluation | 23% | 42% | 29% | 4% | 2% |
Confidence Effects on Critical Thinking
Higher confidence in GenAI is associated with less critical thinking, even though it's perceived as less effortful.
Higher self-confidence in doing the task is associated with more critical thinking, even though it's perceived as more effortful.
Higher trust in GenAI generally leads to less perceived effort for critical thinking activities, suggesting users might underinvest in critical thinking.
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