The AI Paradox: Why Artificial Intelligence Is Making Critical Thinking More Important (And More At Risk)

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This episode explores the paradox of artificial intelligence's impact on critical thinking and human judgment.

Send us Fan Mail Artificial intelligence is evolving faster than ever—but is it making us better thinkers or more dependent? In this episode of Thinking 2 Think, Mike Aponte explores The AI Paradox: as AI tools become more powerful, the demand for human critical thinking is rising—yet our reliance on automation may be weakening our judgment. Using the CLEAR Protocol, this episode breaks down: What AI actually solves (and what it doesn’t) The hidden risks of automation bias an...

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Host: Michael A Aponte

Topics covered

• artificial intelligence
• critical thinking
• automation bias
• human judgment
• CLEAR Protocol

Keywords

• AI
• critical thinking
• automation
• bias
• CLEAR Protocol
• human judgment
• technology

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Books & works: The AI Paradox

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