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• Carnegie Mellon University and Microsoft Research study suggests high confidence in AI applications can hinder critical thinking among knowledge workers.

• The study, due to be discussed at the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems in Japan, suggests that task-specific self-confidence and confidence in GenAI predict critical thinking.

• Higher confidence in GenAI correlates with less critical thinking, while higher self-confidence correlates with more critical thinking.