
ChatGPT "Improves" Critical Thinking in Kids...But Not Really
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We finally have emerging research on Artificial Intelligence's consequences for actual intelligence . If you're an educator or parent--or if you're anyone who just thinks that thinking is important--then y...
Is ChatGPT Dumbing Down your Kid? A New MIT Study Says, “Yes.” is an episode from The Critical Thinking Initiative by Steve Pearlman, Ph.D.. We finally have emerging research on Artificial Intelligence's consequences for actual intelli...
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Is ChatGPT Dumbing Down your Kid? A New MIT Study Says, “Yes.” is from The Critical Thinking Initiative by Steve Pearlman, Ph.D..
Published Aug 21, 2025 and 11:13 long