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The effects of over-reliance on AI dialogue systems on students' cognitive abilities: a systematic review

Chunpeng Zhai, Santoso Wibowo, Lily D. Li

Synopsis

PRISMA systematic review of 14 studies on student over-reliance on AI dialogue systems; finds dependence is driven by heuristic shortcut-seeking and impairs critical thinking, decision-making, and analytical thinking.

Keywords

·over-reliance ·AI dialogue ·cognitive abilities ·education ·PRISMA review

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