Most of us know ChatGPT isn't perfect. It can hallucinate facts, confidently invent citations and occasionally give completely incorrect answers. But a new study made me wonder whether the bigger problem isn't what AI gets wrong, but how AI might be changing about us as critical thinkers.
Researchers found that when people relied on an AI assistant for difficult questions, they became far less likely to admit they didn't know the answer. Even more surprising, they grew much more confident in their responses, even when the AI led them straight into an error.
